The Gnostic Discoveries
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The Gnostic Discoveries
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Author : Marvin W. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-07-21
The Gnostic Discoveries written by Marvin W. Meyer and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-21 with Religion categories.
The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the air. To his disappointment, it was papyrus fragmenst, not gold, but for scholars around the world, it was invaluable. Meyer then discusses the pre–Christian forms of wisdom that went onto influence what Christians believe today. In addition, some Nag Hammadi texts are attributed to Valentinus, a man who almost became Pope, and whose rejection changed the church in significant ways. Text by text, Meyer traces the history and impact of this great find on the Church, right up to our current beliefs and popular cultural fascination with this officially suppressed secret knowledge about Jesus and his followers.
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
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Author : Marvin W. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2010-09-14
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures written by Marvin W. Meyer and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-14 with Religion categories.
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. 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.
The Discovery Of The Nag Hammadi Texts
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Author : Jean Doresse
language : en
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Release Date : 2005-02-18
The Discovery Of The Nag Hammadi Texts written by Jean Doresse and has been published by Inner Traditions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-18 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Details the momentous discovery and significance of the ancient gnostic texts hidden for sixteen centuries in Chenoboskion, Egypt • Author was a member of the party that discovered these ancient Coptic documents • Sheds new light on the vanished world in which Christianity was born • 40,000 copies sold of earlier editions • Includes the first translation of the Gospel of Thomas, with full commentary Hidden for sixteen centuries, the Nag Hammadi library, the most prodigious collection of sacred gnostic texts, were discovered in the late 1940s in Chenoboskion, a remote hamlet in upper Egypt. Among them was the Gospel according to Thomas, which aroused international publicity and alerted the world to the significance of this archeological find, believed by many scholars to surpass the Dead Sea Scrolls in importance. The Discovery of the Nag Hammadi Texts is the original survey of the contents of these documents and their significance to the world at large. Doresse's narrative allows readers direct contact with an ancient form of Christianity through the philosophical wealth of the texts-ranging from gnostic revelations and Christian apocrypha to Hermetic literature-Included in the book is the original English translation of the Gospel of Thomas first published in 1960.
The Jesus Of Heresy And History
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Author : John Dart
language : en
Publisher: Harpercollins
Release Date : 1988-01-01
The Jesus Of Heresy And History written by John Dart and has been published by Harpercollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-01-01 with Religion categories.
Recounts the discovery of the Gnostic scriptures, discusses their role in Church history, and examines their major themes
The Nag Hammadi Library In English
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Author : James McConkey Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1984
The Nag Hammadi Library In English written by James McConkey Robinson and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Gnostic literature categories.
The Secret Books Of The Egyptian Gnostics
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Author : Jean Doresse
language : en
Publisher: Healing Arts Press
Release Date : 1986
The Secret Books Of The Egyptian Gnostics written by Jean Doresse and has been published by Healing Arts Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
These Gnostic texts from the 4th century reveal the world of early Christianity and include The Gospel According to Thomas. This firsthand account of the discovery includes the first complete publication of the documents.
The Nag Hammadi Library In English
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Author : James James McConkey Robinson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1996-01-01
The Nag Hammadi Library In English written by James James McConkey Robinson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Religion categories.
First published in 1978, "The Nag Hammadi Library" was widely acclaimed by critics and scholars alike. Containing many of the writings of the Gnostics since the time of Christ, this was the work that launched modern Gnostic studies and exposed a movement whose teachings are in may ways as relevant today as they were sixteen centuries ago. Although some of the texts had appeared in other translations, the 1978 edition was the first and only translation of these ancient and fascinating manuscripts to appear in one volume. This new edition is the result of ten years of additional research, and editorial and critical work. Every translation has been changed or added to; many have been thoroughly revised. Unearthed in 1945 near the town of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, the texts literally begin where the Dead Sea Scrolls end. Their discovery is seen as equally significant, bringing to light a long-hidden well of new information, sources, and insights into early Judaism and the roots of Christianity. Each text is accompanied by a new and expanded introduction. Also included are a revised general introduction and an afterword discussing the modern relevance of Gnosticism, from Voltaire and Blake through Melville and Yeats to Jack Kerouac and science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The translations and introductions to the Nag Hammadi texts are by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project, which includes such scholars as Helmut Koester, George McRae, and Elaine Pagels.
The Laughing Savior
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Author : John Dart
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1976
The Laughing Savior written by John Dart and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Religion categories.
The Nag Hammadi Story 2 Vols
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Author : James M. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-06-05
The Nag Hammadi Story 2 Vols written by James M. Robinson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with Religion categories.
The Nag Hammadi Story is not a history of research in the usual sense of a Forschungsbericht, which would report on the massive amount of scholarship that has been devoted to the content of the Nag Hammadi Codices for more than a half-century. Rather it is a socio-historical narration of just what went on during the thirty-two years from their discovery late in 1945, via their initial trafficking, and then the attempts to monopolize them, until finally, through the intervention of UNESCO, the whole collection of thirteen Codices was published in facsimiles and in English translation, both completed late in 1977.
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
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Author : Marvin W. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date : 2007-05-29
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures written by Marvin W. Meyer and has been published by HarperOne this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-29 with Religion categories.
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 Greek gnosis, 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 the Gospel 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.