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Compiled and edited by:
Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)


Brill’s Nag Hammadi Bibliography Online (NHBO) is a cross-searchable database of books, articles and reviews, which contribute to the study of Gnosticism and early Christianity. The main objective of the NHBO is facilitating the work and international collaboration of all scholars working in this field.

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The Nag Hammadi Bibliography Online (NHBO) succeeds and builds upon the comprehensive but now outdated three-volume Nag Hammadi Bibliography by the late D.M. Scholer. In addition to the data collated by Scholer in his three-volume work, the new NHBO includes bibliographic data from 2013 onwards, as well as useful abstracts of every single entry, keywords, and classification data. The NHBO will be updated annually in order to provide Nag Hammadi scholars with an accurate and up-to-date online resource.

The NHBO has three main priorities:

  1. Compiling the complete data on all academic publications on Nag Hammadi from 2013 onwards.
  2. Filling the hiatus between 2007 and 2012, between Scholer’s Bibliography and the NHBO.
  3. Completing Scholer’s data with the addition of abstracts and keywords to the existing materials

Key Features

  • Links to full-text and library services
  • DOI links and abstracts increasingly available
  • Includes publications written in 10+ languages
  • Simple, full-text search and advanced search
  • Filter by type, language and key word.

Publication forms included in the Nag Hammadi Bibliography Online:

  • books: monographs and edited volumes incl. Festschriften and conference proceedings
  • articles from journals
  • chapters from edited volumes
  • reviews and review articles
  • bibliographies
  • PhD dissertations

1 Jeu (BC 1) 1, 1-53, 24 - 1 Jeu
2 Jeu (BC 2) 54, 1-87, 4 - 2 Jeu
Acts of Apostles - Apocryphal -
Acts of Thomas - Hymn of the Pearl
Allogenes (NHC XI,3) 45, 1-69, 20 - Allogenes
Allogenes (TC 4) 59-66 -
Apocalypse of Peter (NHC VII,3) 70, 13-84, 14 - Apoc. Pet.
Asclepius (NHC VI,8) 65, 15-78, 43 - Asclepius
Askew Codex General -
Authoritative Teaching (NHC VI,3) 22, 1-35, 24 - Auth. Teach.
Bala'izah Gnostic Text -
Berolinensis Gnosticus 8502 General -
Book of Acts of the Apostles - New Testament -
Book of Revelation - New Testament -
Bruce Codex General -
Codex Berolinensis P. 20915 -
Codex Berolinensis P. 22220 -
Coptic Gnostic Library - Codex V (III ; VII) Coptic Museum Inventory Number 10548
Eugnostos The Blessed (NHC III,3) 70, 1-90, 13 - Eugnostos
Eugnostos The Blessed (NHC V,1) 1, 1- 17, 18 - Eugnostos
Fragments (NHC XII,3) IA-IB; 2A-2B - Frm.
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Archontici
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Audians
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Barbelo-Gnostics
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Basilides
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Borborians
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Cainites
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Candidus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Carpion
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Carpocrates
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Cerinthus
Gnostic schools and leaders - Colorbasus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Dositheus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Epiphanes
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Florinus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - General
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Heracleon
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Isidore
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Justin
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Marcosians
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Melchisedekians
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Menander
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Monoimus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Naassenes
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Nicolaitans
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Ophites
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Peratae
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Phibionites
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Ptolemy
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Saturninus (Satornil)
Gnostic schools and leaders - Saturnius (Satornil)
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Sethians
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Simon Magus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Theodotus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Theotimus
Gnostic Schools and Leaders - Valentinus
Gnosticism - General
Hypsiphrone (NHC XI,4) 69, 21-72, 33 -
Irenaeus - Adversus haereses -
Kephalaia Codex - Chester Beatty -
Marsanes (NHC X) - Marsanes
Melchizedek (NHC IX,1) 1, 1-27, 10 - Melch.
Nag Hammadi Codex I General -
Nag Hammadi Codex II General -
Nag Hammadi Codex III General -
Nag Hammadi Codex IV General -
Nag Hammadi Codex IX General -
Nag Hammadi Codex V General -
Nag Hammadi Codex VI General -
Nag Hammadi Codex VII General -
Nag Hammadi Codex VIII General -
Nag Hammadi Codex X General -
Nag Hammadi Codex XI General -
Nag Hammadi Codex XII General -
Nag Hammadi Codex XIII General -
Nag Hammadi Codices General -
Nag Hammadi Library - General
New Testament and Gnosticism - -
On Baptism A (NHC XI2b) 40, 30-41, 38 - On Bap. A
On Baptism B (NHC XI,2c) 42, 1-43, 19 - On Bap. B
On the Anointing (NHC XI,2a) 40, 1-29 -
On the Eucharist A (NHC XI,2d) 43, 20-38 - On Euch. A
On the Eucharist B (NHC XI,2e) 44, 1-37 - On Euch. B
On the Origin of the World (NHC II, 5) 97, 24-127, 17 - Orig. World
On the Origin of the World (NHC XIII,2*) 50*, 25-34 - Orig. World
Pistis Sophia (AC) - Pist. Soph.
Plato, Republic 588-589B (NHC VI,5) 48, 16-51, 23 - Plato, Rep.
Qumran and Gnosticism - -
Tchacos Codex General -
The (First) Apocalypse of James (NHC V,3) 24, 10-44, 10 - 1 Apoc. Jas.
The (Second) Apocalypse of James (NHC V,4) 44, 11-63, 33 - 2 Apoc. Jas.
The Act of Peter (BG 8502,4) 128, 1-141, 7 - Act. Pet.
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (NHC VI,1) 1, 1-12, 22 - Acts Pet. 12 Apost.
The Apocalypse of Adam (NHC V,5) 64, 1-85, 32 - Apoc. Adam.
The Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V,2) 17, 19-24, 9 - Apoc. Paul.
The Apocryphon of James (NHC I,2) 1, 1-16, 30 - Ap. Jas.
The Apocryphon of John (BG 8502,2) 19, 6-77, 7 - Ap. John
The Apocryphon of John (NHC II,1) 1, 1-32, 9 - Ap. John
The Apocryphon of John (NHC III,1) 1, 1-40, 11 - Ap. John
The Apocryphon of John (NHC IV,1) 1, 1-49, 28 - Ap. John
The Book of Thomas the Contender (NHC II,7) 138, 1 -145, 19 - Thom. Cont.
The Concept of our Great Power (NHC VI, 4) 36, 1-48, 15 - Great. Pow.
The Dialogue of the Savior (NHC III,5) 120, 1-149, 23 - Dial. Sav.
The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth (NHC VI,6) 52, 1-63, 32 - Disc. 8-9
The Exegesis on the Soul (NHC II,6) 127, 18-137, 27 - Exeg. Soul
The First Apocalypse of James (TC 2) 10-32 -
The Gospel of Judas (TC 3) 33-58 -
The Gospel of Mary (BG 8502,1) 7, 1-19, 5 - Gos. Mary
The Gospel of Philip (NHC II,3) 51, 29-86, 19 - Gos. Phil.
The Gospel of the Egyptians (III,2) 40, 12-69, 20 - Gos. Eg.
The Gospel of the Egyptians (NHC IV,2) 50, 1-69, 17 - Gos. Eg.
The Gospel of Thomas (NHC II,2) 32, 10-51, 28 - Gos. Thom.
The Gospel of Truth (NHC I,3) 16, 31-43, 24 - Gos. Thruth
The Gospel of Truth (NHC XII,2) 53*, 19-60*, 30 - Gos. Truth
The Hypostasis of the Archons (NHC II,4) 86, 20-97, 23 - Hyp. Arch.
The Interpretation of Knowledge (NHC XI,1) 1, 12-21, 35 - Interp. Know.
The Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2) 132, 10-140, 27 - Ep. Pet. Phil.
The Letter of Peter to Philip (TC 1) 1-9 -
The Paraphrase of Shem (NHC VII,1) 1, 1-49, 9 - Paraph. Shem.
The Prayer of Thanksgiving (NHC VI,7) 63, 33-65, 7 - Pr. Thanks.
The Prayer of the Apostle Paul (NHC I,1) A, I-B, 10 - Pr. Paul
The Scribal Note (NHC VI,7a) 65, 8-14 -
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth (NHC VII,2) 49, 10-70, 12 - Treat. Seth.
The Sentences of Sextus (NHC XII,1*) 15*,1-16*, 28; 27*,1-34*, 28 - Sent. Sextus
The Sophia of Jesus Christ (BG 8502,3) 77, 8-127, 12 - Soph. Jes. Chr.
The Sophia of Jesus Christ (NHC III,4) 90, 14-119, 18 - Soph. Jes. Chr.
The Teachings of Silvanus (NHC VII,4) 84, 15-118, 8 - Teach. Silv.
The Testimony of Thruth (NHC IX,3) 29, 6-74, 31 - Testim. Truth.
The Thought of Norea (NHC IX,2) 27, 11-29, 5 - Norea
The Three Steles of Seth (NHC VII,5) 118, 10-127, 32 - Steles Seth.
The Thunder (NHC VI,2) 13, 1-21, 32 - Thund.
The Treatise on the Resurrection (NHC I,4) 43, 25-50, 18 - Treat. Res.
The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I,5) 51, 1-138, 27 - Tri. Trac.
Trimorphic Protennoia (NHC XIII,1) 35*, 1-50*, 24 - Trim. Prot.
Untitled (BC 3) - Untitled
Valentinian Expositian (NHC XI,2)22, 1-39, 39 - Val. Exp.
Zostrianos (NHC VIII,1) 1, 1-132, 9 - Zost.