false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177928311m/743049.jpg 743049 7 The Nag Hammadi Library was discovered in 1945 buried in a large stone jar in the desert outside the modern Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi. It is a collection of religious and philosophic texts gathered and translated into Coptic by fourth-century Gnostic Christians and translated into English by dozens of highly reputable experts. First published in 1978, this is the revised 1988 edition supported by illuminating introductions to each document. The library itself is a diverse collection of texts that the Gnostics considered to be related to their heretical philosophy in some way. There are 45 separate titles, including a Coptic translation from the Greek of two well-known works: the Gospel of Thomas, attributed to Jesus' brother Judas, and Plato's <I>Republic</I>. The word <i>gnosis</i> is defined as "the immediate knowledge of spiritual truth." This doomed radical sect believed in being here now--withdrawing from the contamination of society and materiality--and that heaven is an internal state, not some place above the clouds. That this collection has resurfaced at this historical juncture is more than likely no coincidence. <I>--P. Randall Cohan</I> 729201 1978 The Nag Hammadi Library total:194|5:78|4:70|3:39|2:6|1:1| 194 800 368 24 1 0 false false Thu Feb 12 05:54:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:51:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 12 05:12:37 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:38:43 -0700 2009 Translations of the Nag Hammadi texts

This is probably the most definitive book of the Nag Hammadi texts' translations at the present time. The ancient texts were found buried in Egyptian soil in the year 1945, and they gave a better view to origins of Christianity. The gnostic view. In p...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 28 19:31:52 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 19:53:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 18:22:02 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:22:40 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Wed Mar 18 19:20:34 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 19:22:25 -0700 2009 100 5 0 false false Fri May 02 01:38:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 21:08:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Feb 03 21:01:39 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:03:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 19:06:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 19:14:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 03 17:28:38 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 16 09:07:44 -0800 2008
After reading this and the Book of Enoch, I firmly believe several of the books of the original o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Sat Aug 16 00:41:46 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 00:49:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 22 05:16:39 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 05:16:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 12 15:26:25 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 15:29:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Feb 03 20:25:38 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:00:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 13 14:23:23 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 10 14:14:58 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 22 08:34:55 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 02 20:15:21 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Sep 02 10:40:38 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 10:44:58 -0700 2008 It's one of those things that should be read with an open mind and a prayerful heart.
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