The Nag Hammadi Scriptures by Marvin W Meyer

Skip to product information
1 of 1

Click to look inside

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures by Marvin W Meyer

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free UK delivery over £5
  • 10% off preloved books when you join +Plus
  • Buying preloved emits 46% less CO2 than new
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures by Marvin W Meyer

This is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of fourth-century Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance.
Marvin Meyer is one of the foremost scholars on early Christianity and texts about Jesus outside the New Testament. He is Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. Among his recent books are The Gospel of Judas, The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus, The Gospels of Mary, The Gospel of Thomas, and The Nag Hammadi Scriptures. James M. Robinson, consultant for this collection, is widely known for his groundbreaking contribution as the permanent secretary of UNESCO's International Committee for the Nag Hammadi codices, and his many published works on Gnostic texts and the Sayings Gospel Q.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780061626005
ISBN 10 0061626007
Title The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
Author Marvin W Meyer
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2009-02-01
Number of pages 864
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note Unavailable