Kayla Adams Professor Zimmerle PHIL 4431 22D 1 April 2014 The Nag Hammadi Library: The Feminine Deific and Spiritual Principle In the Nag Hammadi Library, there are a multitude of texts that revolve around various themes that are present in religion. The texts that have been chosen for analysis are The Thunder: Perfect Mind, The Thought of Norea, The Sophia of Jesus Christ, and Exegesis of the Soul. A parallel that can be drawn between each of these texts are their references to the feminine presence
tractate in Nag Hammadi Codex V. The Nag Hammadi library was found in August 1945 in Egypt. When looked at in comparison with other texts found, The Apocalypse of Adam more closely follows the traditions of Jewish apocalyptic literature (Parrott, 67). There has been much debate about the effect of redactors on this text, so there has been a claim that the 13 kingdoms section was added in later by an editor (ibid). The text recovered is in Coptic, the common language around Nag Hammadi, Egypt at that
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most influential Gnostic writers and defined and criticized their beliefs. Other early church fathers, such as Tertullian and Origen also provide information regarding Gnostic beliefs. Lastly, many Gnostic writings were discovered at the Nag Hammadi Library. Nag Hammadi is a town in Upper Egypt near ancient Chenoboskion and 13 codices were discovered about
The Gospel of Thomas is perhaps the most popular and most studied non-canonical Gospel. Initial fragments were first discovered in the late 19th century, but a complete copy was discovered at the Nag Hammadi Library in 1945 (Erhman and Plese). The Gospel has been dated to the 140 CE at the latest, which makes it a treasure trove for understanding the evolution of other Gospels as it is seemingly contemporary with the works that were thereafter regarded as canonical. In regards to content, the Gospel
Discovered in the twentieth century, The Gospel of Thomas was founded by peasants that were digging for fertilizer close to the village of Nag Hammadi, Egypt. The peasants revealed a container containing thirteen leather-bound manuscripts that were buried in the fourteenth century. The container contained fifty-two tractates that represented “heretical” writings of Gnostic Christians. Dated back to 200 A.D., there was not much known about the Gospel of Thomas besides that there were only three small
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These stories, or myths, were the basic foundations for each religion, and offered various explanations of how the world and mankind came to be. The Secret Book of John is one of the most famous and well-known Gnostic texts. It was found in the Nag Hammadi Library, which was discovered in Egypt. The Book of Genesis is a part of the Christian Old Testament Bible. Both texts were equally influential and meant a great deal to each religion. The creation stories of Proto-Orthodox Christians and Gnostics shaped