Nag Hammadi Codices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23734325 |
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| Authors | Dylan M Burns (0000-0002-0391-9077, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah30528 |
| OpenAlex | W4251593720 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Upon their discovery in 1945, the Nag Hammadi codices immediately became the largest and most important body of sources for the study of ancient Gnosticism. Comprising twelve books written in Coptic, they contain many Gnostic, apocryphal, and even Neoplatonic early Christian texts, most of which were hitherto unknown or lost. Their language is also instrumental for the study of Coptic linguistics, especially the dialects. The origin and even the history of the discovery of the codices remain hotly‐contested by scholars.
Art · Gnosticism · Literature · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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