- Taschenbuch: 160 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage (12. Mai 1986)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0394744330
- ISBN-13: 978-0394744339
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 13,1 x 1 x 20,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.9 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (10 Kundenrezensionen)
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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.
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.
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This first translation of Gnostic texts from the Nag Hammadi manuscript, intended for a general audience, includes "The Secret Book of James," "The Gospel of Thomas," "The Book of Thomas," and "The Secret Book of John.".
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According to Meyer's introduction (xxi), the principal goal ofthis book is to provide a new English translation of the four Coptictexts from the Nag Hammadi Library that is accessible to the general public. By this criteria, I believe that Meyer missed his mark. Most glaring is the use of the phrase "Child of Humanity," rather than "Son of Man" in an attempt to avoid sexism. His desire for universality is admirable, but the term "Son of Man" should have been explained as the angelic being who defends Humanity at the time of divine judgment in Daniel 7:9-14. In this and other instances, this book seems to be putting a new age pseudo-Buddhist gloss on what are undeniably, albeit heretical, Christian writings.
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i'll take UNTOUCHED writings from the 2nd century over DECEPTIVELY REWRITTEN 1st century gospel anyday. our friend, the reader from chicago, should take note: your bible does NOT tell the story of jesus as it occurred, only as the church has spent 2,000 perfecting it for its own ends. to our other friends, the gnostic gospels shed an excellent light on jesus and the feelings of the day about him and his disciples and, especially, jesus' feelings about mary magdalene.
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I have not actually read Meyer's work cover to cover, yet I have read exerpts and passages for research. I actually bought the complete Nag Hammadi works, for this is a massive collection of early gnostic material. I actually work in classical studies, but I find this Near Eastern religious activity of the 1st century BC to 3rd century AD quite fascinating. It has been suggested by other reviews on this site that the gnostic scriptures are mindless nonsense and they do not carry the weight of the traditional gospels. I suppose they would not like to hear that the gospel of John was actually a gnostic gospel. It was adopted by orthodoxy and then edited to fit its political/theological agenda. Anyone able to read Greek can see that heavy editing took place in the text of John. True Christians should not be daunted by this fact, for the original idea of Christianity was a subjective spiritual relationship with God through the Christ. Scripture was an element preserved and coveted by a later church. The earliest manuscripts we have concerning the New Testament as we know it are papyri dating back to 3rd century that contain some of Paul's letters. The earliest complete work of the New Testament dates to 4th century with the Sinaian Uncial Script. This would account for the 90,000-100,000 variations in the content of the New Testament. So don't be to quick to throw away the spiritual significance of these gnostic texts. They are reflective of the new movement of spiritual thought. To better understand the gnostic mind I recomment those to read The Gnostic Religion, by Hans Jonas. Jonas is a German Scholar (which Germans tend to be the best scholars in this field due to their diligent research).
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Not Just For Entertainment
Some of the reviews here suggest that the Nag Hammadi texts are not as authoritive as the cannonical ones because they are second century, lack historicity, and are hopelessy... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Januar 2000 von Mr P. J. Ruane
Not Just For Entertainment
Some of the reviews here suggest that the Nag Hammadi texts are not as authoritive as the cannonical ones because they are second century, lack historicity, and are hopelessy... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Januar 2000 von Mr P. J. Ruane
Interesting Reading But Ultimately Empty
As far as these translations go, they make for fairly interesting reading. However, to suggest that they somehow are more authoritative than the authentic First Century writings... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. September 1999 veröffentlicht
"misleading inspired utterances"!
In the first century, and now, many are not content with what Jesus actually taught, so they go there own way. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 29. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
REIGNS OVER ALL
Four of the more intriguing Gnostic gospels are found here. Translated by a premeire theologian, Marvin W. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Dezember 1998 von FreeWyngz@aol.com
Secret teachings? - the truth is out.
What with this excellent book and the truly remarkable "The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years" by Richard G. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Januar 1998 veröffentlicht
Amazing translations!
An amazing translation of the Secret Gospel of John, and three others. The Gospel of John tells the TRUE story of Adam and Eve's escape from the laboratory of the Chief Ruler... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. Oktober 1997 veröffentlicht
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