The Discovery of the Nag Hammadi Texts
Autor Jean Doresseen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 feb 2005
- 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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781594770456
ISBN-10: 159477045X
Pagini: 374
Ilustrații: 11 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 160 x 234 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 159477045X
Pagini: 374
Ilustrații: 11 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 160 x 234 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Jean Doresse is a renowned historian and a scholar of Egyptology and Greek papyrology. He was head of the research department at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique and for five years undertook expeditions on behalf of the French government, establishing the first archaeological service in Ethiopia. He lives in France.
Recenzii
""The Discovery of the Nag Hammadi Texts" is a MUST have text for students of early Christianity, the Gnostic gospels, and comparative religion. I highly recommend this most interesting and enjoyable work." --A. Canales, The Critical Review Service, Oct 2006
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RELIGION / CHRISTIAN STUDIES"Includes the first translation of the Gospelaccording to Thomas, with critical commentary"Hidden for sixteen centuries, the Nag Hammadi library, the most prodigious collection of sacred gnostic texts, was discovered in the late 1940s in Chenoboskion, a remote hamlet in upper Egypt. Among these texts was the Gospel according to Thomas, which aroused international publicity and alerted the world to the significance of this archaeological 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 was a member of the party that discovered these ancient Coptic documents. His 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 according to Thomas first published in 1960.JEAN DORESSE is a renowned historian and a scholar of Egyptology and Greek papyrology. He was head of the research department at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique and for five years undertook expeditions on behalf of the French government, establishing the first archaeological service in Ethiopia. He lives in France.
Cuprins
Illustrations
Introduction
1--The Problem of Gnosticism: Its Earliest Known Elements
2--Original Texts and Monuments
3--The Story of a Discovery
4--Thirteen Codices of Papyrus
5--Forty-Four Secret (and Hitherto Unknown) Books
6--The Sethians According to Their Writings
7--The Survival of Gnosticism: From Manichaeism to the Islamic Sects
Epilogue
Appendix 1--The Teaching of Simon Magus in the Chenoboskion Manuscripts
Appendix 2--The Gospel According to Thomas
Appendix 3--Index of References to the
Canonical Gospels
Notes
Index
Introduction
1--The Problem of Gnosticism: Its Earliest Known Elements
2--Original Texts and Monuments
3--The Story of a Discovery
4--Thirteen Codices of Papyrus
5--Forty-Four Secret (and Hitherto Unknown) Books
6--The Sethians According to Their Writings
7--The Survival of Gnosticism: From Manichaeism to the Islamic Sects
Epilogue
Appendix 1--The Teaching of Simon Magus in the Chenoboskion Manuscripts
Appendix 2--The Gospel According to Thomas
Appendix 3--Index of References to the
Canonical Gospels
Notes
Index