Before the discovery of the Nag Hammadi documents in the 1940s, Gnosticism was considered to be a form of anti-Christian heresy taught by some early church fathers and condemned by others. Modern ...

The discovery of the Nag Hammadi collection brought ancient Gnostic writings to light. In 1945 an Arab peasant named Muhammed Ali and his brothers discovered a jar at the base of a cliff near the town ...

Nag Hammadi Bibliography Online (NHBO) is a cross-searchable database of books, articles and reviews, which contribute to the study of Gnosticism and early Christianity. The Nag Hammadi Bibliography ...

- a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the ...

Classical historian Robyn Ramsden teaches the ancient craft of Nag Hammadi bookbinding at Featherston Booktown. The craft of traditional bookbinding lives on in Featherston, despite the increase in ...

The Gnostic Gospels are a collection of early Christian texts, uncovered near the town of Nag Hammadi, North Egypt, in 1945. All of the stories found were not included in the New Testament, a point ...

It’s December of 1975. We’re boating down the Nile River from Cairo to a small village called Nag Hammadi. Right in front of us is a grubby camel driver named Muhammed Ali. (No, not the great ...