Apocryphal Gospels

Discovery of Nag Hammadi

1945 in the upper Egypt town of nag Hammadi by Muhammad Ali Al-Samman

What is a codex?

A book made up of paper and papyrus stacked together

What is Nag Hammadi?

A collection of 13 ancient codices containing 50+ texts

Definition of gnostic

Alternative gospels by Christian writers

What is Seth Gnosticism

Belief in which there are intermingling of Platonic and Jewish ideals

Definition of canonical

Books that are "genuine""

What is the Jesus seminae

Founded by Robert Funk in 1985; its primary aim was to determine the authentic words of Jesus

Name four gospels in nag Hammadi

Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Philip Gospel of truth Gospel of the Egyptians

Definition of apocryphal gospels

Gospel texts that were not included in biblical writings

What does a gospel have to contain?

Has to contain texts that says something about the "real" Jesus; writings about Jesus that were later deemed as orthodox

What's so unique about nag Hammadi?

It's a collection of sayings; there's no story

What is the most known text in nag Hammadi

The gospel of thomas

What is Valentinian Gnosticism

Those who advocated emanations from God

What are two subgroups of Gnosticism

Valentinian and Seth Gnosticism