The Sophia of Jesus Christ — NHC-III-4 — sourceblocks 6–10

Nag Hammadi — Sophia, Three Steles, Peter/Philip and Origin fragments

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After he had risen from among the dead, his twelve disciples and seven women continued as his followers and traveled to Galilee, to the mountain [91] called “Harvesting Place and Joy.” When they came together, they were puzzled about the fundamental nature of the world, the plan, divine providence, the power of the authorities, and how the Savior interacts with them in the mystery of the divine plan. The Savior appeared, not with his previous (visible) form, but as the invisible spirit. And his likeness is like that of a tall radiant angel, but what he resembles I must not describe, no mortal …

Source

Nag Hammadi — Sophia, Three Steles, Peter/Philip and Origin fragments

Rights

Public domain

Reading language

eng

Source language

eng

Completeness

Complete supplied author-dedicated English translations of Sophia of Jesus Christ (NHC III,4 and separate BerlinBG8502,3), Three Steles of Seth (NHC VII,5, with original Dositheos prologue and all three steles), Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2 and separate CodexTchacos1), and the supplied Origin of the World fragments (NHC XIII,2 and separately attributed BritishLibrary/Oeyen fragments). Seven distinct Reader chapters. Berlin, Tchacos and Oeyen alternate witnesses are explicitly identified as related material, not manuscripts discovered at Nag Hammadi. These are complete supplied translations of fragmentary witnesses, not reconstruction of missing text or all Nag Hammadi Library. Full source word order, source page markers, lacunae and sigla retained; separate Notes/marketing/bibliographic intro excluded. Prior anthology editions remain public unchanged. No original Coptic or newly generated HSLT claim.

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Recorded provenance: Complete supplied author-dedicated English translations of Sophia of Jesus Christ (NHC III,4 and separate BerlinBG8502,3), Three Steles of Seth (NHC VII,5, with original Dositheos prologue and all three steles), Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2 and separate CodexTchacos1), and the supplied Origin of the World fragments (NHC XIII,2 and separately attributed BritishLibrary/Oeyen fragments). Seven distinct Reader chapters. Berlin, Tchacos and Oeyen alternate witnesses are explicitly identified as related material, not manuscripts discovered at Nag Hammadi. These are complete supplied translations of fragmentary witnesses, not reconstruction of missing text or all Nag Hammadi Library. Full source word order, source page markers, lacunae and sigla retained; separate Notes/marketing/bibliographic intro excluded. Prior anthology editions remain public unchanged. No original Coptic or newly generated HSLT claim.

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