The Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of thirteen ancient books (called \"codices\") containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. This immensely important d… See more

For an introduction to the Nag Hammadi discovery and the texts in this ancient library, we offer … See more

For further reading, The Gnostic Society Library Bookstore provides a selection of the foremost books on the Nag Hammadi library and Gnostic tradition. Texts in the Collection:… See more

For many of the major writings in the Nag Hammadi collection more than one translation is provided in our library; where multiple translations are made available, we have listed … See more

Other important primary Gnostic texts ancient writings discovered in the century before the recovery of the Nag Hammadi Library, including texts like the Gospel of Mary are c… See more