Books of Jeu

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

Image

A typical page from the 1st book of Jeu

References

  1. ↑ navigation:goto MS Bruce @ Bodleian Library home page:Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts retrieved at 17:45 21/10/2011
  2. 1 2 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
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ 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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