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Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X (The Coptic Gnostic Library)
Pearson, Birger A. (editor/contributor); Søren Giversen (contributor)
Published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1981
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: near fine. First edition thus. Octavo. xxix, (3), pp. Indices and 14 page bibliography. Text in English with some Greek, plus a parallel text in the original Coptic and English. Dark forest green cloth lettered in gilt, with publisher's device on front cover. An ex-library copy with minimal rubber stamping…on title & at bottom of text block, and a library pocket on rear pastedown. The Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of thirteen ancient books (called "codices") containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. The 13 papyrus books (codices) turned out to contain gospels, apocalypses, prayers, liturgical writings and acts of various apostles, none of which were included in the Bible. It also includes observations and commentaries on topics such as the meaning of existence, the creation of humankind and the nature of salvation. Since their discovery these works have provoked enormous interest amongst scholars and the public alike due to the startling new light they throw on the early Christian movement. The provenance of the Nag Hammadi Codices has been a point of contention among scholars ever since they were discovered. A new book strongly supports the hypothesis that they were manufactured and read by Christian monks in the fourth and fifth centuries. (Google) Contents: Preliminary Material --; Foreword /; James M. Robinson --; Preface /; Birger A. Pearson --; Table of Tractates in the Coptic Gnostic Library /; Birger A. Pearson --; Abbreviations and Short Titles /; Birger A. Pearson --; Sigla /; Birger A. Pearson --; Astrological Signs /; Birger A. Pearson --; Introduction to Codex IX /; Birger A. Pearson --; Introduction to IX, 1: Melchizedek /; Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --; Introduction to IX, 2: The Thought of Norea /; Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --; Introduction to IX, 3: The Testimony of Truth /; Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --; Codex IX: Fragments /; Birger A. Pearson --; Introduction to Codex X /; Birger A. Pearson --; Introduction to X, 1: Marsanes /; Birger A. Pearson --; Codex X: Fragments /; Birger A. Pearson --; Indices /; Birger A. Pearson --; References to Ancient Works /; Birger A. Pearson --; References to Modern Authors /; Birger A. Pearson. (OCLC) Volume 15 of the Brill series, "Nag Hammadi Studies." (NHS).
