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The Nag Hammadi library in English

The Definitive Translation of the Gnostic Scriptures Complete in One Volume

Also known as Nag Hammadi codices; The Nag Hammadi Library

by James McConkey Robinson & Coptic Gnostic Library Project

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Languages: Coptic, English, Ancient Greek

Description

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The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of religious texts that vary widely from each other as to when, where, and by whom they were written.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity.

  • Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and sudoc matched “Gnosticism” and “gnosticisme”. Retained metadata contains “nag hammadi” in the title, “gnostic” in the subtitle, “nag hammadi” in the alternative title, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Gnosticism”· via Open Library
    • “gnosticisme”· via SUDOC — French university and research library union catalog
    • “nag hammadi”· in title
    • “gnostic”· in subtitle
    • “nag hammadi”· in alternative title
    • “nag hammadi”· in description

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Editions

Open Library reports 4 editions; 3 cataloged here.

Open Library record

1988Harper; Harper & Row; HarperOne; HarperSanFranciscoCoptic, English, Ancient Greek
  • 9780060669348
  • 9780060669355
  • 0060669349
  • 0060669357
No ebook

Open Library record

1996Brill; Brill Academic Pub; E.J. BrillEnglish
  • 9789004088566
  • 9004088563
Borrowable

2nd ed.

1 vol. (xv, 493 p.); 24 cm; Index

1984BrillEnglish
  • 9789004071858
  • 9004071857
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Cataloging notes

  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 4 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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openlibrary-work:OL18232509W
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