Nag Hammadi library
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Nag Hammadi Codices, Chenoboskion Manuscripts, Nag Hammadi manuscripts, Khenoboskion manuscripts, Najʻ Ḥammādī texts, Nag Hammadi texts
collection of early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945
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- Part of
- Christian literature
- Has part
- Gospel of Thomas
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- Template:Nag Hammadi Codices
- time of discovery or invention
- 1945-00-00
- location of discovery
- Nag Hammadi
- language of work or name
- Coptic
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- Nag Hammadi texts
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- Category:Nag Hammadi texts
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Encyclopedic overview
Codex II, one of the most prominent Gnostic writings found in the Nag Hammadi library. Shown here are the end of the Apocryphon of John and the beginning of the Gospel of Thomas.
The Nag Hammadi library (also known as the Chenoboskion Manuscripts and the Gnostic Gospels) is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945.
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