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NAG HAMMADI TRACT BY TRACT STUDY COMPANION: All 52 Gnostic Texts Explained One at a Time, from the Gospel of Thomas to the Fragments of Codex XIII - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Thirteen books came out of a sealed jar in Upper Egypt in 1945. Inside them were fifty-two ancient texts that had not been read for sixteen centuries.
Most books about the Nag Hammadi library do one of two things. They hand you the raw translations and leave you to navigate fifty-two ancient documents alone. Or they pick a theme, usually hidden teaching or suppressed Christianity, and quietly skip the texts that do not fit.
This one walks all fifty-two, one at a time, in the order they were bound.
Every text gets the same six-part entry: what it is in a single sentence, when it was probably written, where you can read it, what it actually says, why it matters, and the one passage worth turning to if you read nothing else. Above each entry sits the condition of the manuscript, because several of these books are badly damaged and you deserve to know that before you weigh a claim about them.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDE
All 52 tractates across the 13 codices, each with its own entry
The Gospel of Thomas, and a straight account of why many scholars no longer think it is Gnostic at all
The Gospel of Philip, and what its damaged Mary Magdalene line does and does not say
Two texts in which someone else dies on the cross while Christ watches and laughs
One Gnostic writer attacking Valentinus and Basilides by name, which is hard to square with a single movement
A glossary, a who is who, a timeline, a thematic finding index, and twelve popular claims tested against the evidence
Suggested reading routes for an afternoon, a weekend, or a serious study
WRITTEN FOR THE READER, NOT THE SPECIALIST
No Coptic is assumed. No background in early Christianity is assumed. No position on any of it is required or offered: this book describes what these texts say and how confidently we can know it, and leaves the question of whether any of it is true where it belongs, with you.
Where scholars genuinely disagree, and on this material they often do, the entry says so and gives both sides instead of picking the more exciting answer.
If you have heard of the Gospel of Thomas and want to know what else was in that jar, start here.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Thirteen books came out of a sealed jar in Upper Egypt in 1945. Inside them were fifty-two ancient texts that had not been read for sixteen centuries.Most books about the Nag Hammadi library do one of two things. They hand you the raw translations and leave you to navigate fifty-two ancient documents alone. Or they pick a theme, usually hidden teaching or suppressed Christianity, and quietly skip the texts that do not fit.This one walks all fifty-two, one at a time, in the order they were bound.Every text gets the same six-part entry: what it is in a single sentence, when it was probably written, where you can read it, what it actually says, why it matters, and the one passage worth turning to if you read nothing else. Above each entry sits the condition of the manuscript, because several of these books are badly damaged and you deserve to know that before you weigh a claim about them.WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDEAll 52 tractates across the 13 codices, each with its own entryThe Gospel of Thomas, and a straight account of why many scholars no longer think it is Gnostic at allThe Gospel of Philip, and what its damaged Mary Magdalene line does and does not sayTwo texts in which someone else dies on the cross while Christ watches and laughsOne Gnostic writer attacking Valentinus and Basilides by name, which is hard to square with a single movementA glossary, a who is who, a timeline, a thematic finding index, and twelve popular claims tested against the evidenceSuggested reading routes for an afternoon, a weekend, or a serious studyWRITTEN FOR THE READER, NOT THE SPECIALISTNo Coptic is assumed. No background in early Christianity is assumed. No position on any of it is required or offered: this book describes what these texts say and how confidently we can know it, and leaves the question of whether any of it is true where it belongs, with you.Where scholars genuinely disagree, and on this material they often do, the entry says so and gives both sides instead of picking the more exciting answer.If you have heard of the Gospel of Thomas and want to know what else was in that jar, start here. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798172173219
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Thirteen books came out of a sealed jar in Upper Egypt in 1945. Inside them were fifty-two ancient texts that had not been read for sixteen centuries.Most books about the Nag Hammadi library do one of two things. They hand you the raw translations and leave you to navigate fifty-two ancient documents alone. Or they pick a theme, usually hidden teaching or suppressed Christianity, and quietly skip the texts that do not fit.This one walks all fifty-two, one at a time, in the order they were bound.Every text gets the same six-part entry: what it is in a single sentence, when it was probably written, where you can read it, what it actually says, why it matters, and the one passage worth turning to if you read nothing else. Above each entry sits the condition of the manuscript, because several of these books are badly damaged and you deserve to know that before you weigh a claim about them.WHAT YOU WILL FIND INSIDEAll 52 tractates across the 13 codices, each with its own entryThe Gospel of Thomas, and a straight account of why many scholars no longer think it is Gnostic at allThe Gospel of Philip, and what its damaged Mary Magdalene line does and does not sayTwo texts in which someone else dies on the cross while Christ watches and laughsOne Gnostic writer attacking Valentinus and Basilides by name, which is hard to square with a single movementA glossary, a who is who, a timeline, a thematic finding index, and twelve popular claims tested against the evidenceSuggested reading routes for an afternoon, a weekend, or a serious studyWRITTEN FOR THE READER, NOT THE SPECIALISTNo Coptic is assumed. No background in early Christianity is assumed. No position on any of it is required or offered: this book describes what these texts say and how confidently we can know it, and leaves the question of whether any of it is true where it belongs, with you.Where scholars genuinely disagree, and on this material they often do, the entry says so and gives both sides instead of picking the more exciting answer.If you have heard of the Gospel of Thomas and want to know what else was in that jar, start here. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798172173219
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