The Coptic Gnostic Library: A Complete Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices (vol 4 only)

1040 Pages·2002·52.62 MB·English

The
C o p t ic
G n o stic
Library
A Complete Edition
of the Nag Hammadi Codices
Volume 4

THE COPTIC GNOSTIC LIBRARY
VOLUME IV
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EDITED WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
published under the auspices of
THE INSTITUTE FOR ANTIQUITY AND CHRISTIANITY
General editor:
JAMES M. ROBINSON
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THE COPTIC GNOSTIC LIBRARY
A Complete Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices
VOLUME IV
THE PARAPHRASE OF SHEM
THE SECOND TREATISE OF THE GREAT SETH
APOCALYPSE OF PETER
THE TEACHINGS OF SILVANUS
THE THREE STELES OF SETH
ZOSTRIANOS
THE LETTER OF PETER TO PHILIP
Greek and Coptic Papyri from the Cartonnage of the Covers
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CONTENTS
VOLUME 1
Nag Hammadi Codex I (The Jung Codex)
The Prayer of the Apostle Paul
The Apocryphon of James
The Gospel of Truth
The Treatise on the Resurrection
The Tripartite Tractate
VOLUME 2
Nag Hammadi Codices II, 7; III, 7; and IV, 7
The Apocryphon of John
Nag Hammadi Codex II, 2-7
The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Philip
The Hypostasis of the Archons
On the Origin of the World
The Expository Treatise on the Soul
The Book of Thomas the Contender
Nag Hammadi Codices III, 2 and IV, 2
The Gospel of the Egyptians
VOLUME 3
Nag Hammadi Codices III, 3-4 and V, 7
Eugnostos the Blessed and The Sophia of Jesus Christ
Nag Hammadi Codex III, 5
The Dialogue of the Savior
Nag Hammadi Codex V, 2-5
The Apocalypse of Paul
The (First) Apocalypse of James
The (Second) Apocalypse of James
The Apocalypse of Adam
Nag Hammadi Codex VI
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
The Thunder: Perfect Mind
Authoritative Teaching
The Concept of Our Great Power
Plato, Republic 588a-589b
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Scribal Note
The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth
Asclepius 21-29
Papyrus Berolinensis 8502,1 and 4
The Gospel of Mary
The Act of Peter
VOLUME 4
Nag Hammadi Codex VII
The Paraphrase of Shem
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
Apocalypse of Peter
The Teachings of Silvanus
The Three Steles of Seth
Nag Hammadi Codex VIII
ZOSTRIANOS
The Letter of Peter to Philip
Greek and Coptic Papyri from the Cartonnage of the Covers
VOLUME 5
Nag Hammadi Codex IX
Melchizedek
The Thought of Norea
The Testimony of Truth
Nag Hammadi Codex X
Marsanes
Nag Hammadi Codex XI
The Interpretation of Knowledge
A Valentinian Exposition with
On the Anointing
On Baptism A and B
On the Eucharist a and B
Allogenes
Hypsiphrone
Nag Hammadi Codex XII
The Sentences of Sextus
The Gospel of Truth
Nag Hammadi Codex XIII
Trimorphic Protennoia
On the Origin of the World
NAG HAMMADI CODEX VII
NAG HAMMADI
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GENERAL EDITOR OF THE COPTIC GNOSTIC LIBRARY
JAMES M. ROBINSON
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