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Definition of Nag hammadi library
1. Noun. A collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism.
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Literary usage of Nag hammadi library
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Da Vinci Code on Trial: Filtering Fact from Fiction by Stephen Clark (2005)
"14 Christopher Tuckett, Nag Hammadi and the Gospel Tradition: Synoptic Tradition
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2. Quran: The Final Testament by Rashad Khalifa (2001)
"[Apocalypse of Peter, VII, 3, 81] from THE nag hammadi library (Harper & Row,
1977, James M. Robinson, ed, Page 339). The facts that (1) Mr. Schroeder's ..."
3. Ring Around the Rosie . . . ! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"... Jonathan 51 Muffins, Eustace 65 Nabob one-man boss 18 NAFTA 141 Nag Hammadi
Library (The) 157 Nasi 155 National Cancer Institute 125 National Military ..."
4. A New America: An Awakened Future on Our Horizon by Alexander S. Kochkin, Patricia M. Van Camp (2005)
"... James M. The nag hammadi library. Harper San Francisco 1990. Roof, Wade Clark.
Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion ..."