The Secret Teachings of Jesus

Four Gnostic Gospels

Marvin Meyer, Marvin W. Meyer

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Random House USA Inc
12 May 1986

Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's&YA)

In December 1945, two Egyptian fellahin, digging for natural fertilizer in the Nile River valley unearthed a sealed storage jar. The jar proved to hold treasure of an unexpected sort- a collection of some fifty-two ancient manuscripts, most of which reflect the teachings of a mystical religious movement we call Gnosticism (from the Greek word gnosis, ""knowledge""). The texts are also, with few exceptions, Christian documents, and thus they provide us with valuable new information about the character of the early church, and about the Gnostic Christians within the church.

In this volume, Marvin W. Meyer has produced a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important and revealing of these early Christian texts -- the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas, and the Secret Book of John.

Translated by: Marvin Meyer, Marvin W. Meyer
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 161g
ISBN: 9780394744339
ISBN 10: 0394744330
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 May 1986
Recommended Age: From 2 to 12
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Dr. Meyer, a scholar long familiar with the Nag Hammadi texts, offers here a fresh and lively translation that anyone intrigued to learn more about these texts will welcome.""

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