A collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, many of which mirror the New Testament but with a mystical, cryptic twist.
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures is more than a book of history; it is a recovered map of the human spirit, inviting us to look beyond the surface of tradition and rediscover the hidden depths of our own heritage.
In 1945, near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi, a local farmer stumbled upon a sealed earthenware jar containing thirteen leather-bound papyrus codices. This accidental find unearthed a lost world of early Christian thought—texts that had been suppressed, buried, and forgotten for over 1,600 years. The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Updated Translation , edited by Marvin Meyer, stands as the definitive modern gateway into these "secret" gospels.
For centuries, our understanding of early Christianity was shaped almost exclusively by the New Testament and the writings of the "heresy-hunting" Church Fathers. The Nag Hammadi library flipped the script. It introduced us to voices that celebrated a different kind of spirituality: .
This revised edition offers meticulously updated translations of the library’s most famous works, including:
A collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, many of which mirror the New Testament but with a mystical, cryptic twist.
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures is more than a book of history; it is a recovered map of the human spirit, inviting us to look beyond the surface of tradition and rediscover the hidden depths of our own heritage. The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Upd...
In 1945, near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi, a local farmer stumbled upon a sealed earthenware jar containing thirteen leather-bound papyrus codices. This accidental find unearthed a lost world of early Christian thought—texts that had been suppressed, buried, and forgotten for over 1,600 years. The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Updated Translation , edited by Marvin Meyer, stands as the definitive modern gateway into these "secret" gospels. A collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus,
For centuries, our understanding of early Christianity was shaped almost exclusively by the New Testament and the writings of the "heresy-hunting" Church Fathers. The Nag Hammadi library flipped the script. It introduced us to voices that celebrated a different kind of spirituality: . This accidental find unearthed a lost world of
This revised edition offers meticulously updated translations of the library’s most famous works, including: