The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
$3.99
Amazon US
This is a collection of ancient Gnostic writings that were discovered in Egypt in 1945. It's most definitely not mainstream Christianity but may hold interest to people who want a glimpse of the diversity of ancient beliefs. That's why I opted not to post this under Christian Interest. I think I bought this at $14.99 last year.
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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred texts. This volume also includes introductory essays, notes, tables, glossary, index, etc. to help the reader understand the context and contemporary significance of these texts which have shed new light on early Christianity and ancient thought. The compilation of ancient manuscripts that constitute The Nag Hammadi Scriptures is a discovery that challenges everything we thought we knew about the early Christian church, ancient Judaism, and Greco-Roman religions.
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