Melchizedek
This tractate comprises 1,1—27,10 of the codex, approximately 745 lines in all. Unfortunately the ravages of time and modern mis-handling have left it in very fragmentary condition (see codex introduction). The total number of lines completely extant is a scant 19. 467 additional lines are partially...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill Academic Publishers
2012
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| In: | In: The Coptic Gnostic Library - A Complete Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices, volume 5 |
| Series/Journal: | BrillOnline Reference Works
Coptic Gnostic Library |
| Further subjects: | B
Gnostic literature
B Nag Hammadi Codices B Melchizedek King of Salem |
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| Summary: | This tractate comprises 1,1—27,10 of the codex, approximately 745 lines in all. Unfortunately the ravages of time and modern mis-handling have left it in very fragmentary condition (see codex introduction). The total number of lines completely extant is a scant 19. 467 additional lines are partially preserved. Of these 199 have been completely restored by scholarly conjecture. Thus only about 47% of the text is recoverable, and a major part of the contents of the transcription and translation here presented is, in fact, based upon conjectural reconstruction. From this it is evident that only a very imperfect picture of the contents and meaning of this tractate is possible to attain. It is evident, too, that what does remain of the tractate, even as restored, is susceptible of various interpretations. Therefore this introduction can only be taken as a very tentative statement |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004228900_cgl_aMelchizedek |