Paul Linjamaa (Sweden Lunds Universitet)

The Nag Hammadi Codices and Their Ancient Readers

Exploring Textual Materiality and Reading Practice

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Produktbeschreibung

Since their discovery in 1945, the Nag Hammadi Codices have generated scholarly debate as to their date and function. This study analyses the palaeography and codicology of the manuscripts, focusing on paratextual elements and scribal features. Linjamaa explores how Pachomian monks used the texts for spiritual development and pedagogical practices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9781009441469
• ISBN-10: 1009441469
• Artikelnr.: 68986244

Autorenporträt

Paul Linjamaa is Associate Professor at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Acknowledgments
Note on transcription and translation
Abbreviations
Introduction: the provenance controversy
1. Christian book culture, new philology and gnosticism
2. The find story and the ethics of post-modern manuscript archaeology
3. The construction of Codex I: scribal errors as clues to context
4. Notes made by monks: the marginal markings in Codex I and Codex VIII
5. Vowel constellations and secret language
6. The sacred symbols in the Nag Hammadi Codices: books as weapons in demonic war
7. Textual fluidity and multiple versions in monastic textual practice
Conclusion: the Nag Hammadi Codices from a 'textual community' perspective
Bibliography
Index.