Secret Teachings of Jesus Four Gnostic Gospels

Name: Secret Teachings of Jesus Four Gnostic Gospels
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ISBN: 9780394744339

ISBN-10: 0394744330

ISBN-13: 9780394744339

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Authors: Marvin W. Meyer

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In December 1945, two Egyptian fellahin, digging for natural fertilizer in the Nile River valley unearthed a sealed storage jar. The jar proved to hold treasure of an unexpected sort: a collection of some fifty-two ancient manuscripts, most of which reflect the teachings of a mystical religious movement we call Gnosticism (from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge"). The texts are also, with few exceptions, Christian documents, and thus they provide us with valuable new information about the character of the early church, and about the Gnostic Christians within the church. In this volume, Marvin W. Meyer has produced a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important…

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List price: $16.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/12/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.91" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.396

Marvin Meyer is one of the foremost scholars on early Christianity and texts about Jesus outside the New Testament. He is Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. Among his recent books are The Gospel of Judas , The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus , The Gospels of Mary , The Gospel of Thomas , and The Nag Hammadi Scriptures .



Introduction


The Secret Book of James


The Gospel of Thomas


The Book of Thomas


The Secret Book of John


Notes


Bibliography