{"product_id":"the-gnostic-gospels-the-complete-definitive-modern-english-translation-including-thomas-mary-philip-judas-and-the-nag-hammadi-library-with-co-paperback","title":"The Gnostic Gospels: The Complete \u0026 Definitive Modern English Translation: Including: Thomas, Mary, Philip, Judas, and the Nag Hammadi Library with Co - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Treynol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEWLY REVISED AND EXPANDED: Now with 29 complete texts and updated scholarship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, a farmer in Upper Egypt cracked open a sealed clay jar and found thirteen codices buried since 367 CE. Inside were gospels, cosmologies, hymns, and visions from a rival Christianity so sophisticated it nearly won. For a thousand years, everything we knew about these texts came from the people who destroyed them. Now you can read them yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-nine texts in clear, modern English. No archaic phrasing. No dense scholarly apparatus. Just the words, made readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospels: \u003c\/b\u003e The Gospel of Thomas (114 sayings of Jesus, some older than the New Testament), Philip, Truth, Mary Magdalene as teacher and visionary, Judas recast as the only disciple who understood, and the Secret Book of James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dialogues: \u003c\/b\u003e Dialogue of the Savior, Sophia of Jesus Christ, and the Book of Thomas the Contender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cosmologies: \u003c\/b\u003e The Secret Book of John (the Gnostic Genesis), Reality of the Rulers, On the Origin of the World, Exegesis on the Soul, and Eugnostos the Blessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Visions: \u003c\/b\u003e Apocalypse of Adam, Apocalypse of Peter (Peter watches the crucifixion while the living Jesus stands beside him, laughing), Second Treatise of the Great Seth, Paraphrase of Shem, Trimorphic Protennoia, and Allogenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetry and Liturgy: \u003c\/b\u003e Thunder, Perfect Mind (\"I am the whore and the holy one\"), The Hymn of the Pearl, and The Three Steles of Seth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetters and Fragments: \u003c\/b\u003e Treatise on the Resurrection, Letter of Peter to Philip, Gospel of the Egyptians, and the Gospel of the Savior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Essays: \u003c\/b\u003e \"The Gnostic Jesus,\" \"The Discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library,\" and \"Gnosticism and the Early Church.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery text is complete, in modern prose, with chapter divisions and section headers. No fragments disguised as full works. No excerpts. Start anywhere: Thomas for the sayings, the Secret Book of John for the creation myth, Thunder, Perfect Mind if you want to be unsettled by something you cannot explain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Clear Text Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e Classic works. Clear words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers interested in: \u003c\/b\u003e Nag Hammadi Library, Lost Gospels, Gnostic Christianity, early Christian history, Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Gospel of Judas, apocryphal scriptures, forbidden books of the Bible, alternative Christianity, early church history, mystical Christianity, comparative religion, ancient manuscripts, Coptic texts, hidden Christian traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67714364211517,"sku":"9798267334501","price":27.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/3356\/3709\/files\/1UP6J1OVLP9798267334501.webp?v=1792130166","url":"https:\/\/thelordsnest.com\/products\/the-gnostic-gospels-the-complete-definitive-modern-english-translation-including-thomas-mary-philip-judas-and-the-nag-hammadi-library-with-co-paperback","provider":"The Lord's Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}