Having second thoughts

George Somsel

I signed up for the new resource on the Nag Hammadi texts

http://www.logos.com/product/7137/nag-hammadi-texts-and-the-bible-a-synopsis-and-index

but I'm wondering whether I really should get it since I already have the texts themselves.  It's a fairly expensive work for its size when I already have the text translations.  What do you guys (male or female) think?  Would you spend your money when it almost seems duplicative?  There's little time left to drop out.

Mark Smith

Tough question George. It sure is a bargain compared to the print version, however.

It seems to be a highly valuable index of the Nag Hammadi texts perhaps more useful to NT scholars interested in the Gnostic parallels or others working in the area of the historical Jesus and the canon of the NT than most pastors, like me, but I am tempted because having the bare translations themselves isn't much help in trying to understand these texts and their relationship to the NT. I would like to hear from others, as well.

Ronald Quick

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/231996#Comment_231996

I'm struggling with the same question myself.

DMB

I already cancelled, relative to some other choices. Am working thru Didache (non N/H) vs Thomas, and it's slippery. Once you leave Thomas, welcome to Mr Crossan's world of what-if's.