The monks of the Nag Hammadi codices : contextualising a fourth-century monastic community / by Paula Tutty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tutty, Paula, author.

Series:

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 107.

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; volume 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nag Hammadi codices.

Monastic and religious life--Egypt--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Monastic and religious life.

Monasticism and religious orders--Egypt--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Monasticism and religious orders.

Physical Description:

vii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]

Summary:

"This work tells the story of a community of fourth-century monks living in Egypt. The letters they wrote and received were found within the covers of works that changed our understanding of early religious thought - the Nag Hammadi Codices. This book seeks to contextualise the letters and answer questions about monastic life. Significantly, new evidence is presented that links the letters directly to the authors and creators of the codices in which they were discovered"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Searching for the footprints

1. Background to the letters

2. Fourth-century monasticism

3. The monastic landscape

4. The early monastic economy

5. Egyptian monasticism and its social context

6. Monastic travels

7. A monastic manuscript culture

Epilogue: Footprints uncovered

Appendix 1: Translations of monastic and christian letters from the cartonnage material.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-319) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Tutty, Paula. Monks of the Nag Hammadi codices

ISBN:

9789004695740

9004695745

OCLC:

1436906200