The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library
New York: Harper, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
No Flaws or Blemishes but a remainder mark on the lower edge; 9.25 inches tall; 239 pages with an appendix, Notes and a bibliography. Illustrations. Unread.
This thorough exploration of the Nag Hammadi texts and their profound implications for understanding early Christian thought and Gnosticism examines how the discovery of these 13 codices in 1945 in Upper Egypt reshaped the study of Christian origins, revealing diverse theological perspectives, esoteric teachings, and alternative cosmologies that had been largely lost.
Meyer, a preeminent scholar of religion and early Christian literature, balances scholarly rigor with accessibility, making the work valuable both to specialists in religious studies and to general readers interested in early Christianity, ancient texts, and the historical development of spiritual ideas.
The book contextualizes the Nag Hammadi writings alongside canonical scriptures, demonstrating their influence on notions of salvation, the divine, and human knowledge in the first centuries CE. Meyer
Subjects: Nag Hammadi Library, Gnosticism, Early Christian texts, Religious history, Theology, Apocryphal writings, Religious Studies, History of Christianity, Early Christian Literature.
Item #20938
ISBN: 0060821086
Price: $14.00
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