nag hammadi library

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   a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism

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What does nag hammadi library mean?

nag hammadi library means "a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism".

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Close synonyms include Nag Hammadi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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