Introduction (intro_II_XXXIII)

The four copies of The Apocryphon of John (AJ) presented in this edition in synoptic form represent two independent Coptic translations from the original Greek of a shorter version of AJ, and two copies of a Coptic translation of a longer version of the same tractate. This multiple attestation allow...

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Altri autori: Robinson, James M. (Altro)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Leiden Boston Brill Academic Publishers 2012
In:In: The Coptic Gnostic Library - A Complete Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices, volume
Periodico/Rivista:BrillOnline Reference Works
Coptic Gnostic Library
Altre parole chiave:B Gnostic literature
B Nag Hammadi Codices
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Riepilogo:The four copies of The Apocryphon of John (AJ) presented in this edition in synoptic form represent two independent Coptic translations from the original Greek of a shorter version of AJ, and two copies of a Coptic translation of a longer version of the same tractate. This multiple attestation allows us observe this important Christian-Gnostic text through several stages of redaction and transmission. The relationship between the shorter and longer version and the transmission history as reflected in the four Coptic texts appear to be as follows
Tipo di documento:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004228900_cgl_aintro_II_XXXIII