Nag Hammadi Codices

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient manuscript collection
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nag_Hammadi_Library
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Gnostic_Christianity
gptkb:Platonism
gptkb:Sethianism
gptkb:Valentinianism
gptkb:Hermeticism
early Christian monasticism
gptkbp:binds gptkb:leather
gptkbp:conservationStatus fragmentary
gptkbp:contains hymns
parables
prayers
sermons
letters
dialogues
philosophical discourses
revelations
mythological narratives
interpretations of Genesis
cosmological texts
eschatological texts
interpretations of Christian doctrine
gptkbp:contentType gptkb:religion
Gnostic texts
philosophical treatises
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Coptic_Museum,_Cairo
gptkbp:date 4th century
3rd century
gptkbp:discoveredBy Mohamed Ali al-Samman
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Nag_Hammadi,_Egypt
1945
gptkbp:genre wisdom literature
New Testament apocrypha
heretical writings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nag Hammadi Codices
gptkbp:influenced New Testament scholarship
modern Gnostic studies
gptkbp:language Coptic
gptkbp:material gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:The_Apocryphon_of_John
gptkb:The_Gospel_of_Truth
gptkb:The_Gospel_of_Philip
gptkb:The_Gospel_of_Thomas
gptkb:The_Hypostasis_of_the_Archons
gptkb:The_Tripartite_Tractate
gptkbp:numberOfCodices 13
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 50
gptkbp:owner unknown
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dead_Sea_Scrolls
gptkbp:significance important for early Christian studies
primary source for Gnosticism
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2007
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Coptic_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trimorphic_Protennoia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7