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The one indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism. -Harold Bloom

The one indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism. -Harold Bloom Bentley Layton's unparalleled collection puts together a range of ancient 'gnostic' writings nowhere else bound into a single volume. With David Brakke's breathtaking translations of three new ancient documents, this book will be even more useful than the first edition. -Nicola Denzey Lewis, author of Introduction to Gnosticism David Brakke has superbly updated Bentley Layton's Gnostic Scriptures, including new discoveries and reflecting continuing scholarship. The collection remains an indispensable resource for students and scholars of early Christianity. - Harold W. Attridge, Yale University Bentley Layton's Gnostic Scriptures has been a vade mecum for a generation of scholars and students; David Brakke's important new edition will ensure its influence for the generation to come. -Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“The one indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism.”—Harold Bloom “Bentley Layton’s unparalleled collection puts together a range of ancient ‘gnostic’ writings nowhere else bound into a single volume. With David Brakke’s breathtaking translations of three new ancient documents, this book will be even more useful than the first edition.”—Nicola Denzey Lewis, author of Introduction to “Gnosticism” “Bentley Layton’s Gnostic Scriptures has been a vade mecum for a generation of scholars and students; David Brakke’s important new edition will ensure its influence for the generation to come.“—Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bentley Layton is the Goff Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. David Brakke is the Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and Professor of History at the Ohio State University.

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