The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library by Marvin W. Meyer

The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library

Marvin W. Meyer

256 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This book opens the with the story of the discovery of the ancient codices at Nag Hammadi in Egypt. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures i...

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