The Nag Hammadi Library
Ranked #1 in Gnosticism, Ranked #21 in Apocrypha — see more rankings.
The Nag Hammadi Library was discovered in 1945 buried in a large stone jar in the desert outside the modern Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi. It is a collection of religious and philosophic texts gathered and translated into Coptic by fourth-century Gnostic Christians and translated into English by dozens of highly reputable experts. First published in 1978, this is the revised 1988 edition supported by illuminating introductions to each document. The library itself is a diverse collection of texts that the Gnostics considered to be related to their heretical philosophy in some way. There are 45... more
Rankings by Category
The Nag Hammadi Library is ranked in the following categories:
- #29 in History Of Religion
- #44 in History of Christianity
- #94 in Mysticism
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