The Secret Teachings of Jesus - Four Gnostic Gospels (Paperback, Reissue)

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 and revealing of these early Christian texts -- the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thong, and the Secret Book of John.

General

Imprint:	Random House USA Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1986
First published:	May 1986
Translators:	Marvin W. Meyer
Dimensions:	203 x 130 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	129
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-394-74433-9
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > Religious education / world faiths > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	0-394-74433-0
Barcode:	9780394744339

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