Nag Hammadi Scriptures, The: The International Edition - Hardcover

Meyer, Marvin W.; Robinson, James M.

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ISBN 10: 0060523786 ISBN 13: 9780060523787

Verlag: HarperOne, 2007

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The Definitive Collection of Gnostic Writings

The year is 1945. At the foot of a cliff along the Nile River, near the city of Nag Hammadi, an Egyptian peasant unearths a large storage jar containing ancient manuscripts. The discovery turns out to be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the past century. A treasure of fourth-century texts, the manuscripts are the scriptures of the ancient mystical tradition commonly called Gnosticism, from the Greekgnosis, that is, secret knowledge. It is a discovery that challenges everything we thought we knew about the early Christian church, ancient Judaism, and Greco-Roman religions.

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures is the most complete and up-to-date English-language edition of these sacred texts from Egypt. It is full of treatises, testimonies, and secret books that had been lost for centuries. In addition to gospels purportedly by the apostles Thomas and Philip, and the revelations of James, Peter, and Paul, this collection also includes theGospel of Mary and the controversial Gospel of Judas. The documents have been newly translated by a team of prominent international scholars. This volume also features introductory essays and extensive notes to help readers understand the context and significance of these texts that have revolutionized the study of early Christianity and ancient religious thought.

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• Verlag: HarperOne
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060523786
• ISBN 13: 9780060523787
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 864