Liber IX · Gnosticism
Chapter VIII
Nag Hammadi Texts
8 min readGospel of Mary: Mary Magdalene's Lost Gospel and Its MeaningThe Gospel of Mary explained: the Berlin Codex and Greek fragments, Mary Magdalene's vision, the soul's ascent past the powers, and her dispute with Peter.8 min readGospel of Thomas: The 114 Hidden Sayings of Jesus ExplainedThe Gospel of Thomas explained: its 114 sayings of Jesus, the Nag Hammadi and Oxyrhynchus manuscripts, debates over its date, and whether it is Gnostic.8 min readPistis Sophia and the Askew Codex: A Gnostic Text RediscoveredPistis Sophia and the Askew Codex: the Coptic Gnostic book bought by the British Museum in 1785, its story of Sophia's repentance, and its modern readers.10 min readThe Nag Hammadi Library: Discovery, Codices and Key TextsThe Nag Hammadi library: how 13 Coptic codices were found in Egypt in 1945, what texts they contain, and how scholars published and interpret them.
Forthcoming in this chapter
55- Nag Hammadi Texts: A Complete Guide
- Gospel of Philip: History, Contents and Meaning
- Gospel of Truth: History, Contents and Meaning
- Apocryphon of John: History, Contents and Meaning
- Hypostasis of the Archons: History, Contents and Meaning
- On the Origin of the World: History, Contents and Meaning
- Exegesis on the Soul: History, Contents and Meaning
- Book of Thomas the Contender: History, Contents and Meaning
- Gospel of the Egyptians: History, Contents and Meaning
- Eugnostos the Blessed: History, Contents and Meaning
- Sophia of Jesus Christ: History, Contents and Meaning
- Dialogue of the Savior: History, Contents and Meaning
- Apocalypse of Adam: History, Contents and Meaning
- Apocalypse of Paul: History, Contents and Meaning
- First Apocalypse of James: History, Contents and Meaning
- Second Apocalypse of James: History, Contents and Meaning
- Thunder, Perfect Mind: History, Contents and Meaning
- Authoritative Teaching: History, Contents and Meaning
- Concept of Our Great Power: History, Contents and Meaning
- Paraphrase of Shem: History, Contents and Meaning
- Second Treatise of the Great Seth: History, Contents and Meaning
- Coptic Apocalypse of Peter: History, Contents and Meaning
- Teachings of Silvanus: History, Contents and Meaning
- Three Steles of Seth: History, Contents and Meaning
- Zostrianos: History, Contents and Meaning
- Letter of Peter to Philip: History, Contents and Meaning
- Melchizedek: History, Contents and Meaning
- Thought of Norea: History, Contents and Meaning
- Testimony of Truth: History, Contents and Meaning
- Marsanes: History, Contents and Meaning
- Interpretation of Knowledge: History, Contents and Meaning
- A Valentinian Exposition: History, Contents and Meaning
- Allogenes: History, Contents and Meaning
- Trimorphic Protennoia: History, Contents and Meaning
- Tripartite Tractate: History, Contents and Meaning
- Treatise on the Resurrection: History, Contents and Meaning
- Apocryphon of James: History, Contents and Meaning
- Prayer of the Apostle Paul: History, Contents and Meaning
- Gospel of Judas: History, Contents and Meaning
- Pistis Sophia: History, Contents and Meaning
and 15 more.