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The Exegesis on the SoulCodex ISO Edition 021 · Complete Surviving Text
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The Exegesis on the Soul

Codex ISO Edition 021 · Complete Surviving Text

A sustained allegorical exposition of the soul’s fall, repentance, restoration and reunion with its heavenly counterpart, drawing on biblical passages, 1 Clement and Homer. The edition keeps damaged passages and source boundaries visible rather than reconstructing missing text.

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Context without the mythology.

Codex ISO separates the surviving evidence from later interpretation, so you can encounter the text without being told what to believe about it first.

01 / Historical context

Survives in Coptic as Nag Hammadi Codex II,6, manuscript pages 127–137. This edition follows the public-domain Samuel Zinner translation edited by Mark M. Mattison and retains the codex page markers and visible lacunae.

02 / Why it matters

Read the complete surviving NHC II,6 witness with manuscript damage and source boundaries kept visible.

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““If we repent, God will surely listen to us.””
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The Exegesis on the Soul: What Survives, Where It Sits in Codex II, and How to Read Its Allegory

A people-first guide to the Nag Hammadi tractate known as The Exegesis on the Soul (NHC II,6): its sole manuscript witness, what the pages actually preserve, how the work builds its repentance-and-restoration allegory from biblical citations, and what scholars dispute about its theology and setting.

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What is The Exegesis on the Soul?

A sustained allegorical exposition of the soul’s fall, repentance, restoration and reunion with its heavenly counterpart, drawing on biblical passages, 1 Clement and Homer. The edition keeps damaged passages and source boundaries visible rather than reconstructing missing text.

What survives of The Exegesis on the Soul?

Survives in Coptic as Nag Hammadi Codex II,6, manuscript pages 127–137. This edition follows the public-domain Samuel Zinner translation edited by Mark M. Mattison and retains the codex page markers and visible lacunae.

Where can I read The Exegesis on the Soul?

Codex ISO Edition 021 is a source-aware digital PDF edition available on this page for £1.99.

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