{"product_id":"the-complete-gnostic-gospels-evander-p-holt-9798199852203","title":"The Complete Gnostic Gospels: Lost Scriptures of Mary Magdalene, Thomas, Judas, Philip, and Pistis Sophia, Fully Annotated","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe lost scriptures of early Christianity - fully restored, fully annotated, and finally in one volume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore the Bible was the Bible, dozens of gospels circulated among the earliest Christian communities. Some were hidden. Some were burned. Some were buried in sealed jars in the Egyptian desert and left for seventeen centuries. This is the book that brings them all back together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book gives you: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete selected texts of 40 Gnostic scriptures drawn from the Nag Hammadi library, the Berlin Codex, and the Tchacos Codex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull scholarly introductions for every text, placing each gospel in its historical and theological context before you read a single word of scripture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotated passage-by-passage commentary that explains what you are reading without talking down to you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of all eight major Gnostic traditions including Sethian, Valentinian, Thomasine, and Mandaean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe secret teachings of Mary Magdalene, Thomas, Judas, Philip, Pistis Sophia, and the apostle Paul as preserved outside the canonical record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete annotated timeline of early Christianity from 30 to 500 CE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full glossary of Gnostic terminology so no concept stops you cold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete index of all fifty-two texts of the Nag Hammadi library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a book of summaries or secondhand opinions. Every chapter takes you directly to the primary source.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you are a student of early Christian history, a reader drawn to the deeper questions of faith and origin, or simply someone who believes the full story deserves to be told, this volume was built for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evander P. Holt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199852203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Evander P. Holt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801622196479,"sku":"9798199852203","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-gnostic-gospels-evander-p-holt-9798199852203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}