The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: the Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnosti

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Country of Origin: United States Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches Edition: First Edition Item Weight: 10.4 ounces isbn: 0061626007 Publisher: HarperOne ISBN-13: 978-0061626005 Print length: 844 pages Publication date: May 26, 2009 ISBN-10: 0061626007

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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: the Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnosti. 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. 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 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.