The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics: An Introduction to the Gnostic Coptic Manuscripts Discovered at Chenoboskion
by Jean Doresse
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"Details the momentous discovery and significance of the ancient gnostic texts hidden for sixteen centuries in Chenoboskion, Egypt"--Provided by publisher.Tags
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Doresse was writing intelligently about the Gnostic Gospels a long time before Pagels had a degree, and before the current renaissance in gnostic interest. Doresse, an expert in the Nag Hammadi corpus, makes no leaps like most new age hack writers and, unlike them, he gives you a history of Gnostic scholarship before the Nag Hammadi gospels were found.
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Jean Doresse is a renowned historian and a scholar of Egyptology and Greek papyrology
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- Original publication date
- 1958
- Disambiguation notice
- Original (1958) title: Les livres secrets des Gnostques d'Egypt
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 299.932 — Religion Other religions Religions not provided for elsewhere Religions of other origin Religions of eclectic and syncretistic origin Gnosticism
- LCC
- BT1390 .D613 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Doctrinal Theology Doctrinal Theology History of specific doctrines and movements.
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- Languages
- English, French
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