Nag Hammadi Codices
Overview
Thirteen leather-bound papyrus codices found by a farmer in 1945 near Nag Hammadi, copied in the 4th century CE. Written in Coptic, they preserve some 50 mostly Gnostic texts, including the Gospel of Thomas. They are the major source for understanding Gnostic Christianity.
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