L/V 10+ Tip of the Day #187 Nag Hammadi indices

MJ. Smith

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This tip is inspired by the forum post: NAG HAMMADI Question - Logos Forums

The resources in question are:

• Guides ->  Bible Reference Guides ->  Ancient Literature
• Evans, Craig A., Robert L. Webb, and Richard A. Wiebe, eds. Nag Hammadi Texts and the Bible: A Synopsis and Index. Leiden; New York; Köln: E. J. Brill, 1993.

The question was "if you have the first, do you need the second?"

Basically, the one you have (a guide directed at NHL) assumes you're interested in the Bible text, and how it was re-used by other sources (ie Nag Hammadi).

If you got the Synopsis, the view is the opposite; you have NHL directed at the Bible.  Plus the authors rate the similarity of passages, from other scholars.

So, it really depends on what it is that you're studying ... a passage (what you already have), or ancient writings and how they re-used or interpreted the Text.

1. In the Guide, enter a Bible reference.
2. Select an entry under Nag Hammadi. Depending upon your prioritization, you may click the reference to open it OR copy the reference to paste into the book navigation (reference) box.
3. The book opens to the location specified in the reference box.
4. Find the Bible reference that falls within your guide selection.
5. Note the cross-references to other NH passages

1. Enter a Nag Hammadi reference into the navigation box. It positions to that location (milestone).
2. Click on the desired Bible reference.
3. Your top priority Bible containing that passage will open to that reference.

Similar resources:

• Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls: Bible Reference Index. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2011.
• Charles, R. H. Index to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913.
• Friedeman, Caleb T., ed. A Scripture Index to Rabbinic Literature. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Academic, 2021.
• Nickels, Peter. Targum and New Testament. A Bibliography Together with a New Testament Index. Vol. 117. Scripta Pontificii Instituti Biblici. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1967.