(Readers unfamiliar with this history may wish to read an excerpt from Elaine Pagels'Įxcellent popular introduction to the Nag Hammadi texts, The Gnostic Gospels.)Īdd extensive resources on two centrally important texts from Nag Hammadi: The Gospel of Thomas and The Secret Book of John. To a major re-evaluation of early Christian history and the nature of Theĭiscovery and translation of the Nag Hammadi library has provided impetus Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, and the Gospel of Truth. Number of primary Gnostic scriptures – texts once thought to have beenĮntirely destroyed during the early Christian struggle to define This immensely important discovery includes a large Of thirteen ancient books (called "codices") containing over fifty texts, was discovered in This resource in the Gnostic Society library receives a few million unique visits each year and is referenced by many academic courses which survey the Gnostic tradition, as well as by readers from all over the world.
We are especially grateful for the assistance and contributions of Dr. Over twenty of these new translations have now been added to the online collection. Several prominent scholars have contributed editions of their authoritative translations to our library collection.
#Nag hammadi and dead sea scrolls update#
The Nag Hammadi Library collection received a major update in May 2015.
Remember to also visit theĪ collection of the best current works on Gnosis and Gnosticism. Or an older RealAudio format and run about 75 minutes in length. Lectures provided in the library are from the audio archives of The Gnostic Society in Los Angeles and
#Nag hammadi and dead sea scrolls archive#
Using the Archive Searchįunction, students and researches can easily find just about anyĪnything relating to the Gnostic tradition. Gnostic tradition, including all major Gnostic writings and anti-Gnostic The library includes over a thousand documents (four gigabytes of material) related to the (See the Overview of the Library Collection, below.) Orient study of the documents, their sources, and the religious tradition Selection of in-depth audio lectures and brief archive notes designed to Of primary documents relating to the Gnostic tradition as well as a The Gnostic Society Library (a section of The Gnosis Archive), contains a vast collection Nag Hammadi Library Classic Gnostic Scriptures Valentinus &Ĭollection Patristic Polemical Works Christian Apocrypha Corpus Hermeticum Manichaean Writings Mandaean Writings Cathar Writings Alchemical Writings Modern Gnostic Texts Dead Sea Scrolls Gnostic Society Library: Sources on Gnosticism and Gnosis
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