Nag Hammadi Scriptures: revised and updated translations of sacred Gnostic Texts, complete in one Volume, International edition

The Definitive Collection of Gnostic Writings\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe discovery turns out to be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the past century.\n\nA 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.\n\nIt is a discovery that challenges everything we thought we knew about the early Christian church, ancient Judaism, and Greco-Roman religions.\n\nThe Nag Hammadi Scriptures is the most complete and up-to-date English-language edition of these sacred texts from Egypt.\n\nIt is full of treatises, testimonies, and secret books that had been lost for centuries.\n\nIn 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.\n\nThe documents have been newly translated by a team of prominent international scholars.\n\nThis 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. [Språk: Engelska] Häftad

Titel: Nag Hammadi Scriptures: revised and updated translations of sacred Gnostic Texts, complete in one Volume, International edition
Förlag: Harpercollins US