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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

Paul Linjamaa
Paul Linjamaa
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Lunds Universitet, Sweden

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The Nag Hammadi Codices and their Ancient Readers
Exploring Textual Materiality and Reading Practice
 , pp. v - vii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. Acknowledgements

  3. Note on Transcription and Translation

  4. List of Abbreviations

  5. Introduction: The Provenance Controversy

    1. The Rifts in Current Scholarship

    2. The Monastic-Origin Hypothesis and the Contribution of the Present Study

    3. Situating and Outlining the Study

  6. 1Christian Book Culture, New Philology and Gnosticism

    1. Religious Change in Antiquity: Christian and Gnostic Texts

    2. Studies in Early Christian Book Culture

    3. Hypothetical Origins and New Philology

    4. The Nag Hammadi Codices as the Heretics’ Bible

    5. Conclusion

  7. 2The Find Story and the Ethics of Postmodern Manuscript Archaeology

    1. Following the Evidence

    2. Gnosticism and the Mystic East

    3. Conclusion

  8. 3The Construction of Codex I: Scribal Errors as Clues to Context

    1. The Material Features of Codex I

    2. Approaching the Owners and Creators of the Codex

    3. Inexperience or Carelessness in Copying Codex I

    4. Conclusion

  9. 4Notes Made by Monks: The Marginal Markings in Codex I and Codex VIII

    1. Ancient Christian Scribal Practice and the Use of Diplai

    2. Scribal Signs in the Nag Hammadi Codices

      1. The Diplai in Codex I

      2. Multiple Diplai in The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I,5)

      3. Elucidating the Monastic Connection of the Diplai Passages in Codex I

      4. The Scribal Signs in Codex VIII

      5. Zostrianos (NHC VIII,1)

      6. The Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2)

      7. Summarising the Markings in Codex VIII

    3. The Letter of Ammon Read in Light of Codex I and Codex VIII

    4. Conclusion

  10. 5Vowel Constellations and Secret Language

    1. An Overview of Magical Vowels in the Nag Hammadi Texts

      1. The Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit (The Gospel of the Egyptians) (NHC III,2/ NHC IV,2)

      2. Marsanes (Codex X,1)

      3. The Trimorphic Protennoia (NHC XIII,1)

      4. The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth (NHC VI,6)

    2. Contextualising Magical Vowel Features

    3. Christian Use of ‘Pagan’ Techniques of Holy Letters and Sounds

    4. Divine Speech and Holy Words in a Monastic Context

    5. Conclusion

  11. 6The Sacred Symbols in the Nag Hammadi Codices: Books as Weapons in Demonic War

    1. The Nomina Sacra in the Nag Hammadi Codices: Artefacts, Scribes and Contexts

    2. The Power of the Cross in Codex I

    3. Resisting Desert Demons with the Cross as a Sign of Firmness

    4. The Ontology of Sacred Symbols: How a Book Becomes a Weapon in Spiritual Warfare

    5. Conclusion

  12. 7Textual Fluidity and Multiple Versions in Monastic Textual Practice

    1. Initial Reflections on ‘Textual Fluidity’

    2. The Nag Hammadi Duplicates and the ’Sub-groups’ of the Codices

    3. The Monastery as Training Ground for Textual Education

    4. The Nag Hammadi Texts in Light of Monastic Educational Practices

      1. Practising Copying and Translation

      2. The Gospel of Truth (NHC I,3 and XII,2): Reformulating Texts in Light of New Theological Trends

      3. Eugnostos the Blessed (NHC III,3 and V,1): Practising Editorial Work

    5. Conclusion

  13. Conclusion: The Nag Hammadi Codices from a ‘Textual Community’ Perspective

  14. Bibliography

    1. Ancient Authors and Texts

    2. Secondary Literature

  15. Index

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  • Book: The Nag Hammadi Codices and their Ancient Readers
  • Online publication: 04 January 2024
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