Origins of Evil
Five complete reading editions that approach rulers, creation, cosmic disorder and liberation through distinct Nag Hammadi mythologies and revelations.
One question.
Multiple witnesses.
The records in this collection do not all say the same thing, and they do not all come from the same community or period. The value is in reading them beside one another while keeping those differences visible.
Start here.
Read in sequence for the clearest introduction, or open any record independently.
The Hypostasis of the Archons
Read the complete surviving text with its alternate title, manuscript witness and damaged readings kept clear.
On the Origin of the World
Read the complete Codex II witness without silently combining it with the separate Codex XIII fragments.
The Gospel of the Egyptians
Read both complete surviving witnesses without silently filling one manuscript from the other.
The Paraphrase of Shem
Read the full surviving witness with manuscript evidence and later interpretation kept separate.
The Sophia of Jesus Christ
Read both surviving versions in full, with the manuscript gaps and witness boundaries kept clear.
5 texts.
One edition set.
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