Illustrations
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The Dead Sea Scrolls lay hidden in Qumran caves for two thousand years. The Nag Hammadi codices were sealed in a jar in Upper Egypt. The Gospel of Thomas, the Pistis Sophia, the Mandaean Ginza Rabba — texts that were buried, lost, and found, rewriting what we thought we knew about early Christianity and Gnosticism.
Important Works
Significant texts that deepen understanding
Coptic Apocrypha in the Dialect of Upper Egypt
E. A. Wallis Budge, 1913
As Coptic apocrypha from Upper Egypt, these texts are directly related to the context and content of the Nag Hammadi codices.
Miscellaneous Coptic Texts in the Dialect of Upper Egypt
E. A. Wallis Budge, 1915
These miscellaneous Coptic texts from Upper Egypt provide broader context for the Nag Hammadi codices and other rediscovered ancient writings.
Syriac Apocrypha: The Gospel of James and the Passing of Mary
Various (ed. Agnes Smith Lewis), 1902
This collection of Syriac apocrypha, like the Gospel of Thomas, represents the type of non-canonical texts that were often suppressed and later rediscovered.
The Hymn of the Soul
A.A. Bevan, 1897
This Gnostic poem, often associated with the Acts of Thomas, exemplifies the type of early Christian and Gnostic texts central to the collection's theme.
