{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-truth-kallistos-m-aurelian-9798241175830","title":"The Gospel of Truth: A Critical Edition from the Nag Hammadi Manuscripts with Greek Reconstruction, Coptic Witness, and Scholarly Commentary","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if one of the earliest Christian voices was never meant to disappear, but was carefully silenced, fragmented, and misunderstood across centuries of transmission?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GOSPEL OF TRUTH\u003cbr\u003eA Critical Edition from the Nag Hammadi Manuscripts with Greek Reconstruction, Coptic Witness, and Scholarly Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume presents a rigorous and transparent critical edition of The Gospel of Truth, one of the most important early Christian texts recovered from the Nag Hammadi manuscripts. Rather than offering paraphrase, speculation, or devotional adaptation, this work restores the text to its proper scholarly setting by grounding every decision in the surviving \u003cb\u003eSahidic Coptic witnesses, \u003c\/b\u003e with careful reference to \u003cb\u003eNag Hammadi Codex I \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Codex XII\u003c\/b\u003e. Where the original Greek has been lost, this edition provides clearly identified critical reconstructions, allowing readers to see how language, syntax, and meaning may have functioned in the second-century context without overstating certainty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike popular editions that flatten nuance or impose later theology, this book respects the manuscript tradition and the intellectual world from which the text emerged. Each section is presented in multiple layers: reconstructed Greek for analytical comparison, a literal Latin gloss to preserve structure, the surviving Coptic text, and a restrained English translation that avoids doctrinal expansion. Extensive textual notes explain \u003cb\u003elexical ambiguity, semantic range, \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e points of uncertainty, \u003c\/b\u003e enabling readers to evaluate the evidence rather than receive conclusions by assertion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis critical edition offers: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA disciplined presentation rooted in the \u003cb\u003eNag Hammadi manuscript \u003c\/b\u003eevidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClearly marked \u003cb\u003eGreek reconstructions\u003c\/b\u003e based on linguistic and historical analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteral Latin glosses used as a scholarly bridge, not embellishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCareful English translation focused on accuracy and restraint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn-depth commentary explaining key concepts such as knowledge, ignorance, fullness, rest, and revelation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparative notes situating the text alongside Johannine language without dependency claims\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive glossary, reception history, bibliography, and academic index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eDesigned for scholars, students, theologians, and serious readers of early Christian literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Truth: A Critical Edition from the Nag Hammadi Manuscripts with Greek Reconstruction, Coptic Witness, and Scholarly Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e provides the clarity, transparency, and methodological rigor that this text demands. This is not a reinterpretation for modern agendas, but a careful recovery of an ancient voice, presented with respect for evidence, language, and historical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdd this definitive critical edition to your library and engage the Gospel of Truth with the depth, clarity, and discipline it deserves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kallistos M. Aurelian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241175830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Kallistos M. Aurelian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217968410879,"sku":"9798241175830","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bac75ea-620c-488f-a82a-a6c069cc466b.jpg?v=1772000588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gospel-of-truth-kallistos-m-aurelian-9798241175830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}