Codex II: The Crown Jewels of Nag Hammadi
Codex II contains the Nag Hammadi Library’s crown jewels: Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Philip, Apocryphon of John, and four other essential texts. Your guide to the most accessible and influential codex.
Codex II contains the Nag Hammadi Library’s crown jewels: Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Philip, Apocryphon of John, and four other essential texts. Your guide to the most accessible and influential codex.
A complete reader’s guide to the Nag Hammadi Library—52 texts discovered in 1945 that revolutionised our understanding of early Christianity. Navigate by codex, theme, or reading path.
The Gospel of Truth—perhaps the most beautiful text in the Nag Hammadi Library. A Valentinian meditation on error and recognition, forgetfulness and return.
The Hypostasis of the Archons—an accessible Sethian creation myth featuring Eve as teacher, the serpent as truth-teller, and the archons as cosmic fools.
The Treatise on the Resurrection—a pastoral letter addressing doubts about life after death. Valentinian theology made accessible through personal correspondence.
Trimorphic Protennoia—the most complete expression of the feminine divine in Nag Hammadi. Three descents of Protennoia as Voice, Speech, and Word.
On the Origin of the World—the most complete Sethian creation myth. From pre-cosmic darkness to eschatological restoration, weaving biblical, Greek, and Egyptian material.
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth—the most radical critique of martyrdom in Nag Hammadi. Jesus laughs at the cross while a substitute dies, rejecting the biblical god.
You are not merely physical. This statement, which sounds either mystical or…
You are not merely physical. This statement, which sounds either mystical or…