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Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual PowerISBN 0691004587 (0-691-00458-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power'Book summary:This provocative collection of rites, spells, amulets, curses, and recipes of the early Coptic Christians documents Christianity as a living folk religion resembling other popular belief systems - something quite different from what theo-logical and doctrinal traditions have led us to believe. Like The Nag Hammadi Library, this extraordinary collection of little known incantatory texts radically alters our perception of Christianity as primarily a highly theological and orthodox tradition. These texts and illustrations show that the folk practices of the earliest Christians are quite similar to the day-to-day beliefs and rituals of spirituality that imbue indigenous primal religions and popular religion generally. Placing these previously unknown ancient texts in historical context and explaining their significance, Marvin Meyer and Richard Smith also reveal the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the Christian teaching practice. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs from the original ancient documents and containing a plethora of rituals, curses, and spells, Ancient Christian Magic is the practical and liturgical companion to the narrative and theological texts of The Nag Hammadi Library. [via]
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Hardcover, Harpercollins - Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power: ISBN 0691004587 (0-691-00458-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Ancient Magic and Ritual Powerby Marvin W. Meyer , Paul Allan MireckiISBN 0391041525 (0-391-04152-5)
Softcover, Brill Academic Publishers
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The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean Worldby Marvin W. Meyer , Paul Allan MireckiISBN 081221692X (0-8122-1692-X)
Softcover, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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The Goel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesusby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0060742119 (0-06-074211-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Gospel of Judasby Marvin W. Meyer , Gregor Wurst, Martin Meyer, Rodolphe Kasser, Gregory Wurst, Bart D. EhrmanISBN 142620048X (1-4262-0048-X)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gospel of Judas'Book summary:For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existeda gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, historys ultimate traitor. And far from being a villain, the Judas that emerges in its pages is a hero.
In this radical reinterpretation, Jesus asks Judas to betray him. In contrast to the New Testament Gospels, Judas Iscariot is presented as a role model for all those who wish to be disciples of Jesus. He is the one apostle who truly understands Jesus.
This volume is the first publication of the remarkable gospel since it was condemned as heresy by early Church leaders, most notably by St. Irenaeus, in 180. Hidden away in a cavern in Middle Egypt, the codex (or book) containing the gospel was discovered by farmers in the 1970s. In the intervening years the papyrus codex was bought and sold by antiquities traders, hidden away, and carried across three continents, all the while suffering damage that reduced much of it to fragments. In 2001, it finally found its way into the hands of a team of experts who would painstakingly reassemble and restore it.
The Gospel of Judas has been translated from its original Coptic in clear prose, and is accompanied by commentary that explains its fascinating history in the context of the early Church, offering a whole new way of understanding the message of Jesus Christ. [via]
The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesusby Marvin W. Meyer , Esther De Boer, Esther A. De BoerISBN 0060727918 (0-06-072791-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Jesus Then & Now: Images of Jesus in History and Christologyby Marvin W. Meyer , Charles HughesISBN 1563383446 (1-56338-344-6)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Letter of Peter to Philipby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0891304630 (0-89130-463-0)
Softcover, Society of Biblical Literature
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The Letter of Peter to Philip: Text, Translation, and Commentaryby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0891304622 (0-89130-462-2)
Hardcover, Scholars Press
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The Mithras Liturgyby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0891301135 (0-89130-113-5)
Hardcover, Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature
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Q Thomas Readerby Marvin W. Meyer , John S. Kloppenborg, Stephen J. PattersonISBN 0944344119 (0-944344-11-9)
Softcover, Polebridge Pr Westar Inst
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Secret Gospels: Essays on Thomas and the Secret Gospel of Markby Marvin W. Meyer , John S. Kloppenborg, Stephen J. PattersonISBN 1563384094 (1-56338-409-4)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospelsby Marvin Meyer, Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0394744330 (0-394-74433-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels'Book summary:In December 1945, two Egyptian fellahin, digging for natural fertilizer in the Nile River valley unearthed a sealed storage jar. The jar proved to hold treasure of an unexpected sort: a collection of some fifty-two ancient manuscripts, most of which reflect the teachings of a mystical religious movement we call Gnosticism (from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge"). The texts are also, with few exceptions, Christian documents, and thus they provide us with valuable new information about the character of the early church, and about the Gnostic Christians within the church.
In this volume, Marvin W. Meyer has produced a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important and revealing of these early Christian texts -- the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas, and the Secret Book of John. [via]More editions of The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels:
The Unknown Sayings of Jesusby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0060655887 (0-06-065588-7)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Who Do People Say I Am: The Interpretation of Jesus in the New Testament Gospelsby Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0802819613 (0-8028-1961-3)
Softcover, W.B. Eerdmans
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El Evangelio De Judas/The Gospel of Judas: Del Codice Tchacosby National Geographic Society (U.S.), Marvin W. Meyer , Gregor WurstISBN 1426200625 (1-4262-0062-5)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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