Jesus of Nazareth
The Secret Book of John
Later compilation
The Secret Book of John
Apocryphon of John (NHC II,1; III,1; IV,1; BG 8502,2)
An exposition of the great "Sethian" Gnostic myth: the invisible God, the fall of Sophia, the demiurge Yaldabaoth who creates the world and Adam, and the Saviour who brings knowledge to free humanity. It is the central work for understanding ancient Gnosticism.
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Authorship note
A revelation attributed to the risen Jesus and addressed to the apostle John; preserved in four Coptic manuscripts (three from Nag Hammadi and the Berlin Codex) in a short and a long version. Irenaeus of Lyon knew a form of its myth around 180.
Editions and translations
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English
Jesus of Nazareth
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition
The Conscious LibraryThe Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition
HarperOne, 2007
Translation: Marvin Meyer (ed.) y otros
ISBN 9780060523787
Español
Jesus of Nazareth
Textos gnósticos. Biblioteca de Nag Hammadi
The Conscious LibraryTextos gnósticos. Biblioteca de Nag Hammadi
Trotta, 1997
Translation: Antonio Piñero, José Montserrat Torrents y Francisco García Bazán (eds.)
Tres volúmenes (1997–2000).
Other works by Jesus of Nazareth
- The Gospel according to Mark · 70
- The Gospel according to Matthew · 85
- The Gospel according to Luke · 85
- The Gospel according to John · 100
- The Q Source (Sayings Gospel Q) · 60
- The Gospel of Thomas · 125
- The Gospel of Peter · 150
- The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) · 150
- The Gospel of Philip · 250
- The Gospel of Judas · 150
- The Infancy Gospel of Thomas · 150
- The Protevangelium of James · 150
- The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew · 625
- The Arabic Infancy Gospel · 550
- The History of Joseph the Carpenter · 600
- The Gospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate) · 350
- The Letters of Christ and Abgar · 300
- The Epistle of the Apostles · 150
- Agrapha (Sayings of Jesus outside the Gospels)
- The Gospel according to the Hebrews · 125
- The Gospel of the Ebionites · 150
- The Gospel of the Nazareans · 150
- The Gospel of the Egyptians · 130
- The Egerton Gospel (Papyrus Egerton 2) · 150
- The Secret Book of James · 150
- The Dialogue of the Savior · 150
- The Book of Thomas the Contender · 200
- The Wisdom of Jesus Christ · 175
- Pistis Sophia · 275
- The Secret Gospel of Mark · 200
Sources
- Meyer, Marvin (ed.). The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition. HarperOne, Nueva York, 2007. ISBN 9780060523787.
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