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Collection of Gnostic and Christian texts
The Nag Hammadi library (also known as the Chenoboskion Manuscripts and the Gnostic Gospels) is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered
Nag_Hammadi_library
City in Qena, Egypt
Nag Hammadi (/ˌnɑːɡ həˈmɑːdi/ NAHG hə-MAH-dee; Arabic: نجع حمادى Nagʿ Ḥammādī) is a city and markaz in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of
Nag_Hammadi
Massacre of Coptic Christians in Egypt in 2010
The Nag Hammadi massacre was a massacre of Coptic Christians carried out on the eve of 7 January 2010, in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi. The massacre
Nag_Hammadi_massacre
Coptic papyrus codex
Nag Hammadi Codex II (designated by siglum CG II) is a papyrus codex with a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts in Coptic (Sahidic dialect). The
Nag_Hammadi_Codex_II
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
renewed interest in Gnosticism since the 1945 discovery in Egypt of the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of rare early Christian and Gnostic texts. Surviving
Gnosticism
Academic book series
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies (NHMS; ISSN 0929-2470) is an academic book series on Gnosticism, the Nag Hammadi library, Manichaeism, and related
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies
Nag_Hammadi_and_Manichaean_Studies
Bookbinding methods
are often referred to as "Nag Hammadi bindings", after the 13 codices found in 1945 which exemplify the form. Nag Hammadi bindings were constructed with
Coptic_binding
Writings by early Christians, not included in the Biblical Canon
texts of the Nag Hammadi library are often considered separately but the current edition of Schneemelcher also contains eleven Nag Hammadi texts. Books
New_Testament_apocrypha
2nd-century Gnostic gospel
been radiocarbon dated to 220–340 CE. Like the Gnostic texts of the Nag Hammadi library, this version is believed by most biblical scholars to be a translation
Gospel_of_Judas
Feminine figure in Gnosticism
Achamōth (Ἀχαμώθ, Hebrew: חכמה chokmah) and as Prunikos (Προύνικος). In the Nag Hammadi texts, Sophia is the highest aeon or anthropic emanation of the godhead
Sophia_(Gnosticism)
Gnostic apocalyptic text
with Valentinianism. The text was discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945 as part of the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of 13 codices. The codices
Coptic_Apocalypse_of_Paul
Extra-canonical sayings gospel
Thomas was discovered by farmers near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate the works
Gospel_of_Thomas
First emanation of God in some Gnostic cosmogony
worshippers or Barbēlō gnostics. In the Apocryphon of John, a tractate in the Nag Hammadi Library containing the most extensive recounting of the Sethian Gnostic
Barbelo
Christian Gnostic sect
Marcionites, but whom we may believe to have been really Ophites. Of the Nag Hammadi Gnostic texts that mention the serpent, three appear related to early
Ophites
Gnostic gospel
the 4th century that had been fortuitously discovered at Nag Hammadi in Egypt (Nag Hammadi Codex II). He was permitted access to these manuscripts to
Apocryphon_of_John
Builders of the physical realm that serve the demiurge
universe. Among the Archontics, Ophites, Sethians and in the writings of Nag Hammadi library, the archons are rulers, each related to one of seven planets;
Archon_(Gnosticism)
Gnostic religion of the 2nd and 3rd centuries
Schenke was one of the first scholars to categorize several texts in the Nag Hammadi library as Sethian. According to John D. Turner, British and French scholarship
Sethianism
therefore what qualifies as a "Gnostic text." Prior to the 1945 discovery at Nag Hammadi, only the following texts were available to students of Gnosticism. Reconstructions
List_of_Gnostic_texts
Nag Hammadi Codex XIII (designated by siglum NHC XIII) is a papyrus codex with a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts in Coptic (Sahidic dialect)
Nag_Hammadi_Codex_XIII
Jesus' death as described in the gospels
appeared to happen. According to the First Revelation of James in the Nag Hammadi library, Jesus appeared to James after apparently being crucified and
Crucifixion_of_Jesus
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
archon with the face of a lion, half flame, and half darkness. In the Nag Hammadi text On the Origin of the World, the three sons of Yaldabaoth are listed
Demiurge
Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha
the Nag Hammadi codices ("NHC"). It exists in two Coptic translations, a Subakhmimic rendition surviving almost in full in the first Nag Hammadi codex
Gospel_of_Truth
Gnostic text
"The Loyalty of Sophia". Both the Berlin Codex and a papyrus codex at Nag Hammadi have an earlier, simpler Sophia wherein the transfigured Christ explains
Pistis_Sophia
Philosophical texts attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi, there are also three treatises attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Like all documents found in Nag Hammadi, these were translated
Hermetica
Motif in art and culture
[scriptures]." Different views on the Tree of life can be found in the Nag Hammadi library codices, writings belonging to Gnosticism. In On the Origin of
Tree_of_life
Collection of ancient manuscripts from 200 AD until the 6th century
Pachomian order of monks; the discovery site is not far from Nag Hammadi, where the secreted Nag Hammadi library had been found some years earlier. The manuscripts
Dishna_Papers
Egyptian gnostic theologian (c. 100–c. 165)
their orthodox detractors, until 1945, when the cache of writings at Nag Hammadi revealed a Coptic version of the Gospel of Truth, which is the title
Valentinus_(Gnostic)
Saint and follower of Jesus
Dialogue of the Saviour, a badly damaged Gnostic text discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945. The dialogue consists of a conversation between Jesus
Mary_Magdalene
Gnostic work dealing with creation and the end time
with creation and the end time. It was found among the texts in the Nag Hammadi library, in Codex II and Codex XIII, immediately following the Reality
On_the_Origin_of_the_World
Topics referred to by the same term
airline company Martin Nag, Norwegian writer Nag, Iran, a village in Kerman Province Nag Hammadi, in Upper Egypt Nag River, in India Nag Tibba, a mountain
Nag
American religious historian (born 1943)
Pagels' study of the Nag Hammadi manuscripts was the basis for The Gnostic Gospels (1979), a popular introduction to the Nag Hammadi library. It was a best
Elaine_Pagels
Contemporary religious movement
revival of a Gnostic religious movement in France. The emergence of the Nag Hammadi library in 1945 greatly increased the amount of source material available
Gnosticism_in_modern_times
4th-century Christian monasteries in Egypt
up the core nucleus of five monasteries near the modern-day town of Nag Hammadi. Phnoum was located much further to the south, near Latopolis. Pachomius
Pachomian_monasteries
Christian symbol
Christological Fish Symbolism. Pp 327-348 in Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices. Biblical
Ichthys
Figure in Gnostic cosmology
cosmology. She plays a prominent role in two surviving texts from the Nag Hammadi library. In Hypostasis of the Archons, she is the daughter of Adam and
Norea
Personification of the Living Water in Sethian Gnosticism
Yessedekeus is the personification of the Living Water. He is mentioned in the Nag Hammadi tractates of the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, Zostrianos
Yesseus_Mazareus_Yessedekeus
apocrypha. The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945. That
Historiography of early Christianity
Historiography_of_early_Christianity
American biblical scholar (1924–2016)
Testament Studies and Nag Hammadi Studies. He was a member of the Jesus Seminar and arguably the most prominent Q and Nag Hammadi library scholar of the
James_M._Robinson
Gnostic religious text
the only known copy is a Coptic translation found in Codex II of the Nag Hammadi library. The text is a hybrid of two sources recounting the subject of
Hypostasis_of_the_Archons
Christian non-canonical gospel
medieval times until rediscovered by accident, buried with other texts near Nag Hammadi in Egypt, in 1945. The Gospel is not accepted as canonical by the Christian
Gospel_of_Philip
Museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt
display is around 15,000. The Coptic Museum also houses a corpus of 1,200 Nag Hammadi manuscripts in a library open to specialist researchers only. Coptic
Coptic_Museum
Child saints have been venerated in Christianity since the early second century. The earliest example of child saints are the Holy Innocents, recorded
List_of_child_saints
Gnostic deity of Barbelo
and Autogenes according to Zostrianos). Protophanes is mentioned in Nag Hammadi texts such as Zostrianos, The Three Steles of Seth, Allogenes the Stranger
Protophanes
Christian Gnostic text
Nag Hammadi codices, discovered in Egypt in 1945. The Berlin-Codex manuscript (as opposed to its contents) probably dates to c. AD 400, and the Nag-Hammadi
Sophia_of_Jesus_Christ
Gnostic deity of Barbelo
and Protophanes according to Zostrianos). Autogenes is mentioned in Nag Hammadi texts such as Zostrianos, The Three Steles of Seth, Allogenes the Stranger
Autogenes
Gnostic deity of Barbelo
Protophanes and Autogenes according to Zostrianos). Kalyptos is mentioned in Nag Hammadi texts such as Zostrianos, The Three Steles of Seth, Allogenes the Stranger
Kalyptos
Immortal bird that is cyclically reborn
continues into the Gnostic manuscript On the Origin of the World from the Nag Hammadi Library collection in Egypt, generally dated to the 4th century: [..
Phoenix_(mythology)
Sethian Gnostic apocalyptic writing
Gnostic apocalyptic writing. It is the fifth tractate in Codex V of the Nag Hammadi library, transcribed in Coptic. The date of the original work has been
Apocalypse_of_Adam
Collection of Manichaean texts
Manichaean scripture Cologne Mani-Codex Psalms of Thomas Nag Hammadi library List of Gnostic texts Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies Robinson, James M. (2015)
Medinet_Madi_library
Christian Gnostic sect
Epiphanius' Panarion is not found anywhere in the surviving version from Nag Hammadi. Several of the Borborites' sacred scriptures revolved around the figure
Borborites
2nd-century Greek bishop and Church Father
of Nag Hammadi in 1945, Against Heresies was the best-surviving description of Gnosticism. Some religious scholars have argued the findings at Nag Hammadi
Irenaeus
Gnostic text from the Nag Hammadi library
Egyptians, is a Sethian Gnostic text found in Codices III and IV of the Nag Hammadi library. The text describes the origin of three powers: the Father, the
Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit
Holy_Book_of_the_Great_Invisible_Spirit
Gnostic epistle
James, is a Gnostic epistle. It is the second tractate in Codex I of the Nag Hammadi library. The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original, probably
Apocryphon_of_James
Ancient Hermetic treatise
Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus that were discovered among the Nag Hammadi findings. Insufficient information has survived from the manuscript to
The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth
The_Discourse_on_the_Eighth_and_Ninth
nonrabbinical Jewish sects and early Christian sects, and many of the Nag Hammadi texts make reference to Judaism, in some cases with a violent rejection
Gnosticism_and_Neoplatonism
Writing material made from a reed-like plant
include the Elephantine papyri and the famous finds at Oxyrhynchus and Nag Hammadi. The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, containing the library of Lucius
Papyrus
Gnostic text
Melchizedek is the first tractate from Codex IX of the Nag Hammadi Library. It is a Gnostic work that features the Biblical figure Melchizedek. The text
Melchizedek_(text)
Jewish archangel
the Origin of the World, and Hypostasis of the Archons, found in the Nag Hammadi library, Samael is one of three names of the demiurge, whose other names
Samael
Church in Los Angeles, United States
of the Gnostic tradition, which includes: primary sources such as the Nag Hammadi Library and much of the canonical Bible, with consideration of the less
Ecclesia_Gnostica
Gnostic term for Angel
Apocryphon of John, and The Three Forms of the First Thought found in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945 and is probably mentioned in the Gospel of Judas as El
Luminary_(Gnosticism)
Malevolent creator in Gnosticism
writings of Gnostic literature, most of which have been discovered in the Nag Hammadi library. In the Apocryphon of John, "Yaldabaoth" is the first of three
Yaldabaoth
French archaeologist (1889–1961)
written in ancient Coptic were discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945 (they became known as the Nag Hammadi codices), underworld characters began to acquire
Étienne_Drioton
Early Christian text
Mark. Wipf & Stock. ISBN 978-1608996032. The Gospel of Philip – The Nag Hammadi Library Paul in 1 Cor 15:5 credits Cephas as the recipient of the protoChristophany
Gospel_of_Mary
Gnostic text
of the few known surviving Gnostic works until the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library in 1945. Carl Schmidt described the text's author as having "full
Untitled_Text
Place in Qena, Egypt
al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad (Arabic: القصر و الصياد) is a village in Nag Hammadi district of Qena Governorate, Egypt. An early center of Christianity in the
Sheneset-Chenoboskion
Ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts
items containing biblical text (a variation of Numbers 6:24–26 etc.) Nag Hammadi library Oxyrhynchus Papyri Teacher of Righteousness Digital Dead Sea
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
Gnostic writing
was initially discovered as the second tractate in Codex VIII of the Nag Hammadi library. The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original. An
Letter_of_Peter_to_Philip
First leader of the Church of Jerusalem
James. The Apocryphon of James, the sole copy of which was found in the Nag Hammadi library and which may have been written in Egypt in the 3rd century,
James,_brother_of_Jesus
Baptismal rite in Sethian Gnosticism
Seals are frequently mentioned in various Sethian Gnostic texts from the Nag Hammadi library. While some scholars consider the Five Seals to be literary symbolism
Five_Seals
American scholar of early Christianity
the international UNESCO team that reconstructed and translated the Nag Hammadi Codices in Cairo. His research focuses on study of the parables of Jesus
Charles_W._Hedrick
Latest stage of the Egyptian language
across Egypt in the period c. 325 – c. 800 AD. The Gnostic texts in the Nag Hammadi library are primarily written in the Sahidic dialect. However, some texts
Coptic_language
Philosophical work by Plato around 375 BC
different version of Plato's Republic were discovered in 1945, part of the Nag Hammadi library, written c. 350 CE. These findings highlight the influence of
Republic_(Plato)
Hypsiphrone is Codex XI, Tractate 4 of the Nag Hammadi writings, named from the translation of a Greek feminine name word 'Hypsiphrone' or 'Hupsiph[rone]'
Hypsiphrone
Greek genre
James (Secret Book of James), in the Nag Hammadi library Apocryphon of John (Secret Book of John), in the Nag Hammadi library Apocryphon of Ezekiel (Secret
Apocryphon
Persian religion founded in the 3rd century AD
Platonism and the late ancient world: essays in honour of John D. Turner. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-22383-7. Dardagan
Manichaeism
Baptismal figures in Sethian Gnosticism
performed in the wellspring of Living Water. They are mentioned in the Nag Hammadi tractates of the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, Trimorphic
Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous
Micheus,_Michar,_and_Mnesinous
Ancient Coptic manuscript
group of early Gnostic Christian documents found at Nag Hammadi in 1945, known as the Nag Hammadi library. The "Berlin Codex" is a single-quire Coptic
Berlin_Codex
Work without known surviving copies
investigations, or accidentally by laypersons such as, for example, the finding Nag Hammadi library scrolls. Works also survived when they were reused as bookbinding
Lost_literary_work
Qena bridge 280 miles south of Cairo, the Nag Hammadi bridge 35 miles west of Qena span and the Nag Hammadi transformer station near the bridge. The station
Operation_Shock
4th century Coptic manuscript
Temptation of Allogenes (a different text from the previously known Nag Hammadi Library text Allogenes). Codex Tchacos is important because it contains
Codex_Tchacos
Theological concept about the portion of God that resides within each human being
Søren Giversen; Tage Petersen; Jørgen Podemann Sørensen (2002). The Nag Hammadi Texts in the History of Religions. p. 157. ISBN 87-7876-283-9. Jerome
Divine_spark
Gnostic Christian text (c. 200 CE)
Peter and Revelation of Peter, is the third tractate in Codex VII of the Nag Hammadi library. The work is associated with Gnosticism, a sect of early Christianity
Gnostic_Apocalypse_of_Peter
Gnostic Christian text, c. 200 AD
Christian text. It is the third of three treatises in Codex IX of the Nag Hammadi library texts, taking up pages 29–74 of the codex. The original title
Testimony_of_Truth
Heresy described by Irenaeus to descredit Gnostic movements
teach immorality. However, since the discovery of primary sources in the Nag Hammadi library, the descriptions by Irenaeus do not match the actual sources
Cainites
Gnostic Christian movement
scholars also believe that Valentinus wrote the Gospel of Truth, one of the Nag Hammadi texts. Notable Valentinians included Heracleon (fl. ca. 175), Ptolemy
Valentinianism
Extinct Gnostic sect
are briefly mentioned in the Testimony of Truth (58,1-60,3) from the Nag Hammadi Library, wherein the Gnostic author seems to include them among a long
Simonians
Lost text circulated among the followers of Basilides
crucifixion are also found in two second/third century Gnostic texts in the Nag Hammadi Library; the Apocalypse of Peter and the Second Treatise of the Great
Gospel_of_Basilides
Planetary alias in gnosticism for Jupiter
Shambhala. ISBN 1-57062-242-6. OCLC 51984869. Meyer, Marvin (2007). The Nag Hammadi scriptures. New York: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0-06-162600-5. OCLC 124538398
Yao_(Gnosticism)
Sethian Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha
the New Testament apocrypha. The only surviving copy comes from the Nag Hammadi library (Codex XIII). The text describes three descents using the voice
Trimorphic_Protennoia
Angel in Abrahamic religions
army. In the Secret Book of John, a second-century text found in the Nag Hammadi codices of Gnosticism, Michael is placed in control of the demons who
Michael_(archangel)
Christian Gnostic text
based on an earlier Greek version." It is the second-longest text in the Nag Hammadi library. It is the fifth tractate of the first codex, known as the Jung
Tripartite_Tractate
Text in the Nag Hammadi library
nous n̄teleios) is a Coptic language text originally discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945. It follows a poetic structure, and has received scholarly
The_Thunder,_Perfect_Mind
Early Christian Gnostic text
an ancient Gnostic or quasi-Gnostic Christian text which was found at Nag Hammadi, Egypt. It is also sometimes referred to as "The Letter to Rheginos"
Treatise_on_the_Resurrection
Egyptian egyptologist (1905–1994)
site of these excavations. Labib also contributed to the study of the Nag Hammadi texts. Translating these texts was a mammoth task as the Coptic language
Pahor_Labib
Sethian Gnostic text
Sethian Gnostic text. It is the first tractate of two in Codex VIII of the Nag Hammadi library. It takes up 132 of the 140 pages in the codex, making Zostrianos
Zostrianos
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
instance, the Testimony of Truth, a Gnostic Christian text found in the Nag Hammadi library buried around 400 AD, explains that the serpent in Genesis 3
Jesus
Sethian Gnostic text
a Sethian Gnostic text. It is the fifth tractate in Codex VII of the Nag Hammadi library. The writing is in Coptic and takes up the last nine pages of
Three_Steles_of_Seth
Episode in the life of Jesus
Orthodox doctrine, such as the Treatise on the Resurrection from the Nag Hammadi corpus, refer to the scene as well. In the gospel accounts, Jesus and
Transfiguration_of_Jesus
3rd-century Greek manuscript
sentences of logion 77 in the Nag Hammadi Coptic version included at the end of logion 30 – Greek from pOxy1 and Coptic from Nag Hammadi: Saying 26 (pOxy. 1.1–4)
Papyrus_Oxyrhynchus_1
Apocryphal Gnostic Christian text
the Nag Hammadi library. It was likely originally written in the Koine Greek language and composed around 200 CE. The surviving manuscript from Nag Hammadi
Second Treatise of the Great Seth
Second_Treatise_of_the_Great_Seth
NAG HAMMADI
NAG HAMMADI
Female
English
Short form of English Maggie, MAG means "pearl."
Male
Greek
(Καϊνάμ) Greek form of Hebrew Qeynan ("possession"), KAÃNAM means "their smith." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Christ.
Female
English
Short form of English Nancy, NAN means "favor; grace."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sag
Boy/Male
Hindu
King of the serpents, King of cobras
Male
Hebrew
 Hebrew name DAG means "fish." Compare with another form of Dag.
Male
Irish
Earlier form of Irish Gaelic Domnall, DÓNAL means "world ruler."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Naga
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sag
Girl/Female
Scottish
Hag.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nagamma | நாகமமாஂÂ
Nag devta, Song, Tune or a melody
Nagamma | நாகமமாஂÂ
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Snake
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name CÔNG means "skillful; industrious."
Girl/Female
Scottish
Hag.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sesh Nag; Snake
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Dagr, DAG means "day." Compare with another form of Dag.
Female
Japanese
(1-ç›´, 2-å°š) Japanese unisex name NAO means 1) "docile" or 2) "esteemed."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nagamani | நகமாநீÂ
Naga
Nagamani | நகமாநீÂ
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek Ionas, JÓNAS means "dove."
Male
Hebrew
 Short form of Hebrew Nathan, NAT means "a giver" or "whom God gave." Compare with another form of Nat.
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