The Nag Hammadi Library in English

The Nag Hammadi Library in English
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Publisher : Brill Archive
Total Pages : 516
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ISBN-10 : 9004071857
ISBN-13 : 9789004071858
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Nag Hammadi Library in English by : James McConkey Robinson

Nag Hammadi Texts and the Bible

Nag Hammadi Texts and the Bible
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 575
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ISBN-10 : 9789004379886
ISBN-13 : 9004379886
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Nag Hammadi Texts and the Bible by : C.A. Evans

This volume places in synoptic form parallel texts from Nag Hammadi and from the Bible. This will enable scholars of Coptic Gnosticism, as well as scholars concerned with early Christian biblical interpretation, to make the comparisons necessary to determine relationships and what dependence, if any, there may be between these two bodies of material. This volume should facilitate the discussion concerning the origin, antiquity, and relationship of Gnosticism to Christianity. The volume also contains an extensive bibliography of materials relevant to this topic. Finally, a Scripture index will make it possible for the reader to find quickly any desired passage.

The Gnostic Gospels

The Gnostic Gospels
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9781588364173
ISBN-13 : 1588364178
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gnostic Gospels by : Elaine Pagels

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time. In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today. With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of “Christianities” emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment—and access to God—within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary—or worthy—expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed—and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.

The Gnostic Bible

The Gnostic Bible
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 874
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ISBN-10 : 9781590301999
ISBN-13 : 1590301994
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gnostic Bible by : Willis Barnstone

The most comprehensive collection of gnostic literature ever published, this volume is the result of a unique collaboration between a renowned poet-translator and a leading scholar of early Christian texts.

Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity

Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 383
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ISBN-10 : 9781597524025
ISBN-13 : 1597524026
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity by : Charles W. Hedrick

[This] book acquaints the beginner with the topic of gnosticism and early Christianity and presents to the specialist some of the new frontiers their colleagues are exploring. For the beginner there is a concise introduction to gnosticism. It covers the issues of origin, literature, leading ideas, and possible links with early Christianity. Each contributor has prepared a preface to his or her paper that points to its salient features and explains how the essay fits into the overall subject of the book. --from the Preface

The Gnostic Scriptures

The Gnostic Scriptures
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 530
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ISBN-10 : 0300140134
ISBN-13 : 9780300140132
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gnostic Scriptures by : Bentley Layton

This introduction to the gnostic scriptures takes a look at the theology, religious atmosphere and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism.

Hidden Gospels

Hidden Gospels
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9780199760701
ISBN-13 : 0199760705
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Hidden Gospels by : Philip Jenkins

This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment. By employing the appropriate scholarly and historical methodologies, he demonstrates that the texts purported to represent pristine Christianity were in fact composed long after the canonical gospels found in the Bible. Produced by obscure heretical movements, these texts have attracted much media attention chiefly because they seem to support radical, feminist, and post-modern positions in the modern church. Indeed, Jenkins shows how best-selling books on the "hidden gospels" have been taken up by an uncritical, drama-hungry media as the basis for a social movement that could have powerful effects on the faith and practice of contemporary Christianity.

The Secret Book of John

The Secret Book of John
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Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781594730825
ISBN-13 : 1594730822
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Secret Book of John by :

"The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel - Annotated & Explained decodes the principal themes, historical foundation, and spiritual contexts of this challenging yet fundamental Gnostic teaching. Drawing connections to Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, kabbalistic Judaism, and Sufism, Davies focuses on the mythology and psychology of the Gnostic religious quest. He illuminates the Gnostics' ardent call for self-awareness and introspection, and the empowering message that divine wholeness will be restored not by worshiping false gods in an illusory material world but by our recognition of the inherent divinity within ourselves."--BOOK JACKET.

Cold-Case Christianity

Cold-Case Christianity
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Publisher : David C Cook
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781434705464
ISBN-13 : 1434705463
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Cold-Case Christianity by : J. Warner Wallace

Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. In Cold-Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Including gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he developed in the courtroom, Wallace uses illustration to examine the powerful evidence that validates the claims of Christianity. A unique apologetic that speaks to readers’ intense interest in detective stories, Cold-Case Christianity inspires readers to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity.

The Gospels of Mary

The Gospels of Mary
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-10 : 9780061965951
ISBN-13 : 0061965952
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gospels of Mary by : Marvin W. Meyer

Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels: translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdalene includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalene discloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed story of Mary's vital role in the life of Jesus and in the formative period after his crucifixion presents as authentically as possible the real Mary Magdalene