The Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of thirteen ancient codices containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. This immensely important discovery includes a large number of primary Gnostic scriptures -- texts once thought to have been entirely destroyed during the early Christian struggle to define "orthodoxy" -- scriptures such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, and the Gospel of Truth.
There are those who would say, "Read the word, and you will be able to discern the truth", to not be shaken in your faith, when confronted with a mystery.
I personally do not feel books are necessary to obtain knowledge of a Supreme Being.
But I find it fascinating that there are writings attributed to Thomas, the doubter.
Do you think these "books" contain truth?
2007-09-07
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