The Gnostic shelf gathers the public texts, source dossiers, and support pages currently held under this tradition room. Use this page as a doorway into the shelf rather than as a complete history of the tradition.
Main Doorways
- Apocalypses and Visions holds 8 public texts or support pages. Start with The Apocalypse of Peter — Akhmim Fragment, The Apocalypse of Peter, The Apocalypse of Thomas.
- Apocryphal Acts holds 16 public texts or support pages. Start with Teaching of Addaeus the Apostle, The Acts and Martyrdom of Andrew, The Acts and Martyrdom of Matthew.
- Apocryphal Gospels holds 10 public texts or support pages. Start with An Arabic Infancy Gospel, The Gospel of Bartholomew, The Gospel of James.
- Classical Scriptures holds 7 public texts or support pages. Start with Pistis Sophia, Simon Magus, The Hymn of Jesus.
- Early Christian holds 3 public texts or support pages. Start with Didache, Marcion, The Shepherd of Hermas.
- Nag Hammadi Library holds 57 public texts or support pages. Start with The Apocryphon of James, The Gospel of Truth, The Prayer of the Apostle Paul.
- Valentinian holds 7 public texts or support pages. Start with Excerpta ex Theodoto, Heracleon, Ptolemy's Commentary on the Gospel of John.
Texts at This Shelf Level
Suggested Use
Begin with the introduction if one is present, then move into the rooms or individual texts listed above. For technical terms, names, and recurring concepts, use the local glossary on this shelf together with the central Good Works Glossary.