Read the Nag Hammadi Library Made available here is an inspiring selection of some of The Nag Hammadi Library texts, which contain information about the apostles, about Jesus and many esoteric mysteries. Some titles are linked to The Gnostic Society Library, which have the English translations of this collection published on their website. Others can be downloaded directly from this page. Further below, you can read about and download three of the most famous gospels. In a few of the texts, sections have been lost due to age and deterioration of the manuscripts.

The Apocalypse of Paul

The following texts recount events and insights from the lives and experiences of some of the apostles:

The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
The (First) Apocalypse of James
The (Second) Apocalypse of James
The Apocalypse of Peter
The Letter of Peter to Philip

The scriptures below contain the amazing sayings of Jesus, as well as further information about his life:

The Apocryphon of James
(Williams translation)
(Cameron translation)

The Book of Thomas the Contender
The Dialogue of the Savior
The Gospel of Philip

The Gospel of Thomas
(Patterson & Meyer translation)
(Lambdin translation)
(Patterson & Robinson translation)


The Gospel of Thomas

The most well known of the Nag Hammadi texts is The Gospel of Thomas . It was the first manuscripts translated from Coptic, and you can perhaps imagine the translator’s surprise to uncover those first incredible words:

These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas recorded.
And he said, "Whoever discovers the interpretation of these sayings will not taste death."

Known as ‘Doubting Thomas’ in the biblical gospels, here we find a seemingly random collection of 114 sayings from Jesus, recorded by his disciple Thomas.

Although studied extensively by modern religious scholars, The Gospel of Thomas offers far greater insight to the sincere esoteric practitioner.

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The Gospel of Truth

The Gospel of Truth is one of the ancient texts discovered along with The Gospel of Thomas in 1945. Its date and place of composition remain obscure.

The sacred text reflects upon the significance of the work and teachings of Jesus and explains the role he carried out in describing the path towards liberation and the knowledge of Truth.

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The Gospel of Philip

The Gospel of Philip is part of the Nag Hammadi collection and is a compilation of short sayings and stories about Jesus.

Although the source of the excerpts has not been identified, it is suggested that they were written as late as the second half of the third century.

Through symbolic references, analogies, and parables, the sayings within The Gospel of Philip reveal the meaning and value of the sacramental rites of initiation and provide insights into the mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection.

One prominent theme that arises throughout the Gospel is the mystery of the 'bridal chamber', the sacred practice of Alchemy...

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