The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus

Definitive Collection of Mystical Gospels and Secret Books about Jesus of Nazareth

By: Marvin Meyer

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Hardcover | 15 February 2005

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For all those readers curious to read the actual texts of the Gnostic Gospels, here is the definitive collection of all the Gnostic Gospels and Gospel–like texts.

Marvin Meyer, premier scholar of Gnostic and other Christian literature outside the New Testament, presents every Gnostic Gospel and Jesus text with a brilliant overall introduction, introductions to each text, and notes that explain everything the reader needs to know to understand the text. He includes his latest translations of not only the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, the Gospel of Mary, but other texts such as the Secret Book of John, which some scholars regard as the second part of the New Testament Gospel of John.

The material is largely from the discovery at Nag Hammadi, freshly translated and introduced, but also includes texts found elsewhere. The texts, especially taken together, present an image of Jesus as the ultimate wisdom teacher, a kind of mysterious Jewish Zen master, who scandalized listeners by his radical egalitarianism (regarding women, slaves, the poor, the marginalized as of equal status, or more, with establishment male believers) and his insistence on living the message, spiritual experience, vs. outer observance only.

For those wanting to learn more after reading The Da Vinci Code. This book provides the definitive next book for those looking for expert presentation of the alternative Gnostic stream of Christianity, in which there is no talk of crucifixion and Mary Magdalene is presented as the disciple that Jesus loved best.

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"Marv is one of the original secret gospels scholars who has done an enormous amount of work to bring these texts to light. All of his research on the Nag Hammadi texts is having an incredible impact on our knowledge of early Christian history––it is virtually redefining it."
Dr. Elaine Pagels, Princeton University

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity Biblical Studies & Exegesis Mind, Body, Spirit Thought and Practice

The Gospel of Thomas with the Greek Gospel of Thomas fragments	p. 1
The Gospel of Mary	p. 31
The Gospel of Philip	p. 43
The Gospel of Truth by Valentinus	p. 89
The holy book of the great invisible Spirit or the Egyptian gospel	p. 113
The secret book of John	p. 143
The secret book of James	p. 185
The book of Thomas	p. 203
The dialogue of the savior	p. 219
The second discourse of great Seth	p. 241
The book of Baruch by Justin	p. 261
The round dance of the cross	p. 277
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The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus

Definitive Collection of Mystical Gospels and Secret Books about Jesus of Nazareth

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