The secret book of John / M. David Litwa.
| Author/creator | Litwa, M. David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdon ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Description | xiv, 231 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other title | Gnostic Bible |
| Series | Coptic gospels and associated texts Coptic gospels and associated texts. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Part I: Introduction and translation. Introduction -- Translation -- Part II: The world of the text. The apostolic eagle -- Recreating creation -- Myth as philosophy -- Part III: Relationship to other early Christian literature. Irenaeus' report -- The myth received -- Part IV: Additional notes to text and translation. |
| Abstract | "In this volume, David Litwa offers a fresh introduction to the "gnostic Bible," arguably the most significant and widely read of all gnostic Christian texts ever written. Providing a fresh introduction to a particular version of the Secret Book of John, namely the shorter version that is found in Nag Hammadi Codex III"-- Publisher, page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-227) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Litwa, M. David Secret book of John 1 Cambridge, United Kingdon ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025 9781009679367 |
| LCCN | 2025014901 |
| ISBN | 9781009679374 |
| ISBN | 9781009679343 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1009679341 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1009679376 (paperback) |
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