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The Secret Teachings of Jesus

By Marvin Meyer

The Secret Teachings of Jesus Philosophy

The Secret Teachings of Jesus

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
162
Release Date:
1986-05-12
Publication Date:
1986-05-12
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0394744330
ISBN13:
9780394744339
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
211 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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