ⲧ̣ⲉⲃⲣⲟⲛⲧⲏ: ⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ (Gnostic poem) Add a review

"The Thunder, Perfect Mind" (Coptic: ⲧⲉⲃⲣⲟⲛⲧⲏ: ⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ tebrontē: nous n̄teleios) is a Coptic language text originally discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945. It follows a poetic structure, and has received scholarly attention for its gnomic style and unclear subject. It speaks about the divine in paradoxical terms, as both honored and cursed, as life and death, and as both the cause of peace and war. The poem also emphasizes the idea that the divine exists both inside and outside of oneself, and that one's judgment and salvation are dependent on their relationship to the divine. It offers a unique perspective on the nature of the divine and the individual's relationship to it, and it highlights the idea of duality and the interconnectedness of opposing forces.

It has been theorized that the text was originally composed in Greek due to its meter and phrasing, and estimates of the document's age range from the first or second centuries of the common era, to no later than about 350 C.E. The Thunder, Perfect Mind is sometimes classified as an example of Gnostic literature, but some authors, such as George MacRae and Hal Taussig, argue against this categorization.