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Title: Good Introduction to the subject, good refresher for the more advanced reader.
Review: Dr Meyer's book is wisely titled for it not only provides an interesting and engaging narrative of the discovery and publication of the Nag Hammadi texts, it will be helpful to those seeking to discover in Gnosis a deeper and more personal spirituality. The first part of the book provides an adequate history of the origin, discovery and publication of the Nag Hammadi Gnostic writings. In the second part of the book, Meyer gives a brief analysis of the entire contents of the Nag Hammadi library, along with selected quotes from the documents themselves. This is a good, basic introduction to modern Gnostic studies. Seasoned readers on the subject will find it excellent reading as well. Thank you, Marvin Meyer, for a well written book!
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