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A collection of extra-biblical scriptures written by the gnostics, updated with three ancient texts including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas

Sponsored by the Yale Department of Religious Studies.

This book is the first publication of a very early set of Christian monastic rules from Roman Egypt, accompanied by four preliminary chapters discussing their historical and social context and their character as rules. These rules were found quoted in the writings of the great Egyptian monastic leader Shenoute.

This work by Bentley Layton is a newly revised, third edition of the standard reference grammar of Coptic in the classical Sahidic dialect. Compared to the previous edition, "A Coptic Grammar" incorporates new additions and corrections, and retains a full index locorum of examples cited in the grammar. Citations are the backbone of any reference grammar, and this index gives readers immediate access to a grammatical discussion of about three t...

Bentley Layton's The Gnostic Scriptures is the one indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism. No other translations are within light-years of Layton's in eloquence, pathos, and accuracy while no other commentaries match his as an introduction to this perpetually relevant religious stance. Layton is particularly brilliant in his appreciation of Valentinus, the central Gnostic visionary, whose Gospel of Truth is marvelous...

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Presents an introduction to the gnostic scriptures. This title looks at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism.

This book is the first publication of a very early set of Christian monastic rules from Roman Egypt, accompanied by four preliminary chapters discussing their historical and social context and their character as rules. These rules were found quoted in the writings of the great Egyptian monastic leader Shenoute.

The present of these volumes is magnificent.' Gilles Quispel, "Vigiliae Christianae, 1991. '..".une base solide pour des recherches et des travaux...' X. Jacques, S.J., "Nouvelle revue thiologique, 1990. '"Ohne Vorbehalt kann festgestellt werden, da_ nach den fr]heren Teilausgaben nunmehr eine erstklassige vollstdndige Edition vorliegt.' J. Helderman, "Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1994.

This book presents an anthology of Coptic texts for students and specialists.