Editing Tree of life (section)

====Nag Hammadi Gnosticism====
Different views on the Tree of life can be found in the [[Nag Hammadi library]] codices, writings belonging to [[Gnosticism]]. In [[On the Origin of the World]], the Tree of Life is said to be located to the north of [[paradise]], providing life to the innocent saints who will come out of their material bodies during what is called the consummation of the age. The color of the tree is described as resembling the Sun, its branches are beautiful, its leaves are similar to that of [[cypress]], and its fruit is like clusters of white grapes. However, in the [[Apocryphon of John|Secret Book of John]], the Tree of Life is portrayed negatively. Its roots are described as bitter, its branches are death, its shadow is hatred, a trap is found in its leaves, its seed is desire, and it blossoms in the darkness.<ref>{{cite book|author1=[[Marvin Meyer]]|author2=[[Willis Barnstone]]|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=[[Shambhala Publications|Shambhala]]|chapter=On the Origin of the World and The Secret Book of John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SEFmwEACAAJ|date=June 30, 2009|isbn=9781590306314|access-date=2022-02-02}}</ref>