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Codex IX
✦ ─── ⟐ ─── ✦
Texts
MelchizedekA severely damaged Sethian apocalypse from Nag Hammadi Codex IX in which the heavenly high priest Melchizedek receives revelations about Christ's death and resurrection, and is himself identified with the true priesthood. Good Works Translation from Sahidic Coptic.The Testimony of TruthAn encratite Gnostic homily from Nag Hammadi Codex IX that critiques the Law, fleshly generation, and other Gnostic sects, while retelling Genesis and the story of the serpent as a figure of knowledge. Good Works Translation from Sahidic Coptic.The Thought of NoreaA brief Sethian hymn from Nag Hammadi Codex IX celebrating Norea as a figure of divine knowledge who cried out to the heavenly powers and was received into the Fullness. Good Works Translation from Sahidic Coptic.