Nag Hammadi Library — Direct Translation from the Original Coptic

Name: Nag Hammadi Library — Direct Translation from the Original Coptic
Author: Elizeu Antônio de Souza
ISBN: 9786583404190

Por Elizeu Antônio de Souza

Código do livro: 972922

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Cristã Contemporânea, Agnosticismo, Religião, Estudo Bíblico

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The translation of the Nag Hammadi Library stands out as a rare undertaking: not merely to render the treatises, but to restore, within the very body of the text, the lexical, symbolic, and conceptual density that is often lost in overly simplified versions. Rather than domesticating the original, the translation preserves its intellectual tension through transliterations, integrated glosses, and constant attention to the technical vocabulary of Coptic and Greek. This makes the work something greater than an ordinary translation: it is a philologically oriented edition, designed for readers who wish to study, compare, and penetrate more deeply into the Gnostic universe. The work also reveals clear editorial awareness. The English remains intelligible, yet without erasing the strangeness proper to these texts, which is a decisive virtue. Where many versions sacrifice precision in favor of modern fluency, this one chooses instead to preserve the original contours, offering the reader not merely a reading, but an experience of genuine proximity to the spiritual, cosmological, and soteriological vocabulary of the codices. As a proposal, the translation has considerable merit: it does not compete with editions intended for quick reading, but rather occupies a more demanding and more valuable space, that of a study translation, with academic vocation and bibliographical permanence. It includes the complete text in the original Coptic for research.

Características

ISBN	9786583404190
Número de páginas	832
Edição	1 (2026)
Formato	A4 (210x297)
Acabamento	Brochura s/ orelha
Coloração	Preto e branco
Tipo de papel	Polen
Idioma	Português