Text Treasures: Nag Hammadi Codices

The Nag Hammadi Codices are a group of papyrus manuscripts discovered near the city of Nag Hammadi in southern Egypt, about 70 miles north of Luxor. The codices (i.e., bound volumes) contain writings that shed light on the diverse religious and philosophical currents of the early Christian period.

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2020
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 58-59
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egyptian language / Literature / Egypt (Süd) / Nag Hammadi / Handwriting / Papyrus / Archaeology (Motif)
B Biblical archaeology
Further subjects:B Farmers
B Egypt
B Egyptians
B Nag Hammadi Codices
B Manuscripts
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The Nag Hammadi Codices are a group of papyrus manuscripts discovered near the city of Nag Hammadi in southern Egypt, about 70 miles north of Luxor. The codices (i.e., bound volumes) contain writings that shed light on the diverse religious and philosophical currents of the early Christian period.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review