"The Nag Hammadi Library is a priceless glimpse into a tumultous world of ideas with the potential to change today's views of religion, reality, and ourselves. Over three decades in preparation, it contains all the documents of the secret Gnostic writings from the time of Christ unearthed near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi. It is a work of major importance to everyone interested in Egypt, archaeology, the Bible, the evolution of Christianity, and the story of Western civilization. The Nag Hammadi Library includes a full account of the discovery of the Library, an English translation of each tractate, and a commentary by the editors and translators."

The Nag Hammadi Library: A Translation of the Gnostic Scriptures

Robinson, James M.

Religion & Spirituality

HarperSanFrancisco

Deals with the Nag Hammadi Library, the renowned library of fourth-century manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945. This title discusses the modern relevance of Gnosticism and its influence on such writers as Voltaire, Blake, Melville, Yeats, Kerouac, and Philip K Dick.

The Nag Hammadi Library [Third, completely revised Edition]. Translated and Introduction by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. With an Afterword by Richard Smith. HarperSanFrancisco. 1988.

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We all know the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but what was the gospel of Jesus? That is, what was the original "good news" the first disciples heard from Jesus? What did Jesus really say that started the dramatic movement in Galilee that grew to become the largest religion in the world?
Jesus's original gospel has been lost from sight, hidden behind the version preferred by the church. We have put him on a pedestal, rather than walked in his footsteps. In The Gospel of Jesus, James M. Robinson, the preeminent expert on the earliest sources of information about Jesus, provides the primary texts in all their unvarnished honesty to get to the true historical message of Jesus -- what Robinson calls "a brittle, upsetting, comforting, challenging gospel." The Gospel of Jesusdraws on a combination of the most ancient and authentic texts to reveal what Jesus really said and to illuminate what he may still have to say to us today.
Robinson addresses such provocative questions as:
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<li>What can we know about Jesus's childhood </li> <li>and youth?</li> <li>What was his family like?</li> <li>What sort of education did he receive?</li> <li>How observant a Jew was he?</li> <li>What do we know about his sex life?</li> <li>What do we know about his relation to Mary Magdalene?</li> <li>What was John the Baptist's impact on him?</li> <li>What message did Jesus really preach?</li> <li>What do we know about his crucifixion?</li> <li>Why did his followers believe so fervently in his resurrection?</li>
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Drawing on the earliest Gospel, Mark, plus the source for Matthew and Luke, known as "Q," as well as from Jewish sources such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and the ancient extra-biblical Gnostic texts discovered at Nag Hammadi, Robinson not only reconstructs the good news Jesus preached and practiced two thousand years ago, but shows how relevant his message still is -- and how we can apply it to our lives today. The Gospel of Jesus offers one of the most authentic and stirring accounts ever written of the message preached by the figure whose followers today number more than two billion.

The Gospel of Jesus: In Search of the Original Good News

History

World

The Gospel of Jesus: A Historical Search for the Original Good News

The discovery of a previously lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot has electrified the Christian community. What Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell us about Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, is inconsistent and biased. Therefore, the revelation of an ancient gospel that portrays this despised man as someone who saw his role in the Passion of Christ as integral to a larger plan—a divine plan—brings new clarity to the old story. If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, Jesus would not have been handed over to the authorities, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. Could it be that without Judas, the Easter miracle would never have happened?
In The Secrets of Judas, James M. Robinson, an expert historian of early Christianity, examines the Bible and other ancient texts and reveals what we can and cannot know about the life of the historical Judas, his role in Jesus's crucifixion, and whether the Christian church should reevaluate his intentions and possible innocence. Robinson tells the sensational story of the discovery of a gospel attributed to Judas, and shows how this affects Judas's newfound meaning for history and for the Christian faith.

The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel

The discovery of a previously lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot has electrified the Christian community. What Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell us about Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, is inconsistent and biased. Therefore, the revelation of an ancient gospel that portrays this despised man as someone who saw his role in the Passion of Christ as integral to a larger plan—a divine plan—brings new clarity to the old story. If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, Jesus would not have been handed over to the authorities, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. Could it be that without Judas, the Easter miracle would never have happened? In The Secrets of Judas, James M. Robinson, an expert historian of early Christianity, examines the Bible and other ancient texts and reveals what we can and cannot know about the life of the historical Judas, his role in Jesus's crucifixion, and whether the Christian church should reevaluate his intentions and possible innocence. Robinson tells the sensational story of the discovery of a gospel attributed to Judas, and shows how this affects Judas's newfound meaning for history and for the Christian faith.

The discovery of a previously lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot has electrified the Christian community, portraying this despised man as someone who saw his role in the Passion of Christ as integral to a larger plan, and bringing new clarity to the old story. If Judas had not betrayed Jesus, Jesus would not have been handed over to the authorities, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. Could it be that without Judas, the Easter miracle would never have happened?In The Secrets of Judas, James M. Robinson examines the Bible and other ancient texts and reveals what we can and cannot know about the life of the historical Judas, his role in Jesus's crucifixion, and whether the Christian church should reevaluate his intentions and possible innocence. Robinson tells the story of the discovery of a gospel attributed to Judas, and shows how this affects Judas's newfound meaning for history and for the Christian faith.Read by Eric Conger

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The Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi

The seven Manichaean papyrus codices of the fourth or fifth century were discovered in illicit excavation in 1929 in the Egyptian desert. They were acquired in about equal halves by A. Chester Beatty for his library and by Carl Schmidt for the papyrus collection of the Staatliche Museen of Berlin. Having had access to the inventories, correspondence, and files in Berlin, Robinson provides translations of the German and French documents to increase access to information previously unavailable to the scholarly community. He narrates the slow and problem-ridden path of the acquisition, conservation, and editing of these important works, including their movements between dealers, collectors, scholars, and the military in Egypt, London, Dublin, Berlin, Schondorf, Göttingen, Warsaw, Leningrad, Los Angeles, Claremont, and Copenhagen.

Ancient Civilizations

James Clarke & Co.

In 1929 seven Manichaean papyrus codices were discovered by Egyptian peasants in the Fayyum. Robinson charts their eventful passage to translation across half the world and the Second World War. (James Clarke &amp; Co 2012)

Middle East

The Problem of History in Mark (Studies in Biblical Theology)

Christian Books & Bibles

Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd

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The Nag Hammadi Library: A Translation of the Gnostic Scriptures

The Nag Hammadi Library [Third, completely revised Edition]. Translated and Introduction by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. With an Afterword by Richard Smith. HarperSanFrancisco. 1988.

The Gospel of Jesus: In Search of the Original Good News

The Gospel of Jesus: A Historical Search for the Original Good News

The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel

The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel

The Secrets of Judas CD: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel

The Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi

The Manichaean Codices of Medinet Madi

The Problem of History in Mark (Studies in Biblical Theology)