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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures by Marvin W. Meyer

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume

Marvin W. Meyer, James M. Robinson

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 26, 2009

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Explore Gnostic scriptures alongside tools that clarify their place in ancient thought.
Themes
Gnostic sacred texts, Early Christianity, Ancient religions
Genres
Gnosticism, Ancient Religion, New Testament Interpretation

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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred texts.

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This volume also includes introductory essays, notes, tables, glossary, index, etc. to help the reader understand the context and contemporary significance of these texts which have shed new light on early Christianity and ancient thought. The compilation of ancient manuscripts that constitute The Nag Hammadi Scriptures is a discovery that challenges everything we thought we knew about the early Christian church, ancient Judaism, and Greco-Roman religions.

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Explore Gnostic scriptures alongside tools that clarify their place in ancient thought.

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  • The Gospels of Thomas, Mary, and Judas among a wider manuscript library
  • Introductory essays and reference tools for reading in context

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  • A one-volume collection of ancient sacred texts
  • Notes, tables, a glossary, and an index alongside the texts

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Gnosticism95%
Ancient Religion29%
New Testament Interpretation26%

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Authors
Marvin W. Meyer, James M. Robinson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 26, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Gnostic sacred texts · Early Christianity · Ancient religions
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