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by: Marvin Meyer, James M. Robinson See Larger Image List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $21.37 You Save: $13.58 (39%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $17.00 Third Party New Price: $19.47 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 299.932 EAN: 9780060523787 ISBN: 0060523786 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 864 Publication Date: June 01, 2007 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: May 29, 2007 Sales Rank: 39261 Studio: HarperOne Related Items: The Gnostic Gospels The Gnostic Bible The Nag Hammadi Library The Dead Sea Scrolls - Revised Edition: A New Translation Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions And Literature see more Editorial Review: Product Description: This is the most complete, up–to–date, one–volume, English–language edition of the renowned library of fourth–century Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and other Gnostic gospels and sacred texts. This volume also includes introductory essays, notes, tables, glossary, index, etc. to help the reader understand the context and contemporary significance of these texts which have shed new light on early Christianity and ancient thought. This team of collaborators launched modern Gnostic studies and exposed a movement within Christianity whose teachings are in many ways as relevant today as they were centuries ago. The importance of their work has been underscored with the success of books by bestselling authors such as Elaine Pagels, Harold Bloom, and even Dan Brown. Opening the secrets of a religion which the Gnostics themselves had hoped would be kept sealed until the Last Day, this edition takes into account recent developments including the significance of the Gospel of Thomas and other lost gospels as a source of the authentic sayings of Jesus. This fascinating collection will become a welcome addition to the understanding of the formative years of the early Christian Church. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Buy It! This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in the scriptures. It tells the whole story. Rating: - The hot new item on the book shelf I've had Robinson's "Nag Hammadi Library" for some years. The paperback cover is all beat up. The pages are dog-eared, and I've scribbled a few notes here and there as I have struggled to understand these obscure texts. Then I noticed this new (2007) edition has come out. I decided to see what sort of progress has been made in the study of these texts. I'm immediately impressed. First of all, this is a hardcover version, as opposed to my old paperback edition of the NHL. ... Read More Rating: - Complete(?) Gnostic Sourcebook I want to make one short point in this review. I believe this is the only volume you need for Gnostic source material. The title is misleading. This book (as of 2007) contains the _entire_ collection of "Gnostic" texts available, whether included in the Nag Hammadi codices or not. This includes the Gospel of Judas, first published in English in 2006. These are also the most modern translations, taking advantage of the latest finds and research. That said, prior volumes ... Read More Rating: - Excellent compilation of Gnostic scriptures In this book you will find excellent translations of the ancient Gnostic manuscripts that were hidden in jars by the Nile in Egypt some time in the first few hundred years of the common era. These manuscripts include scriptures that were not supported by the Roman Catholic Church and early Church fathers which might have been what lead to there being hidden. They were discovered in 1945 by a group of young peasants digging for fertilizer in Nag Hammadi Egypt. While they were mishandled and some were ... Read More Rating: - 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 place of blind faith the inner knowledge of oneself (=gnosis) is seen to be the key factor in one's religious experience. The Nag Hammadi texts were not included in the Bible for some hazy reasons/irrationalities, and one can see that the Bible ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Commentaries - Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - General Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - General Church History - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - General Church History - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Gnosticism Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - General