Books of Jeu
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The Books of Jeu are gnostic manuscripts.
Efforts at dating
The books are estimated as written during a period spanning 100 A.D to 300 A.D (approximately), in the time of the Roman rule of Egypt.[1] perhaps toward the latter end of this period.[2]
Contents
It seems probable that the Gnostic texts were written intended for the involvement of initiatory rituals.[3]
The writings are in two books and are stated as taken from the speech of Jesus (of Nazareth) to an unknown number of disciples at a time after the former's rising from the dead . [2]
Context
The books are a part of the Bruce Codex (located within the Bodleian Library), and were originally written in the Coptic language.[4]
See also
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References
- ^ navigation:goto MS Bruce @ Bodleian Library home page:Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts retrieved at 17:45 21/10/2011
- ^ a b Gnosticism and Christianity in Roman and Coptic Egypt. Retrieved 2011-10-21. (text written by Birger A. Pearson) published (2004) ISBN 0-567-02610-8
- ^ *Online text of the 1st book of Jeu[permanent dead link] retrieved 17:02, 2nd of May 2005
- ^ The Gnostic Society Library citing Carl Schmidt, The Books of JEU and The Untitled Text in the Bruce Codex (Brill Archive, 1978). retrieved 17:02, 2 May 2005 ISBN 90-04-05754-4
Further reading
Books of Jeu and the Untitled Text in the Bruce Codex (Nag Hammadi Studies) by Violet MacDermot (translator)(1978) retrieved 22/10/2011
External links
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