The Secret teachings of Jesus : four Gnostic Gospels

by Marvin W. Meyer

Paperback, 1986

Publication

Imprint: New York : Vintage Books, 1986. Edition: First paperback edition. Responsibility: Translated from the Coptic and Greek by Marvin W Meyer. OCLC Number: 10724436. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxii, 129 pages ; 22 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, notes.

Call number

GT-C / TX / Thomas

Barcode

BK-01067

ISBN

0394744330 / 9780394744339

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions

CSS Library Notes

Description: 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 Thomas, and the Secret Book of John -- from cover

Table of Contents: The secret book of Jesus
The gospel of Thomas
The book of Thomas
The secret book of John

FY1989

Physical description

xxii, 129 p.; 21 cm

Description

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 Thomas, and the Secret Book of John.… (more)