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Codex IX

Nag Hammadi Codex IX contains three tractates: Melchizedek, the Thought of Norea, and the Testimony of Truth.|||Papyrus codex, 4th century CE. In the Coptic Museum, Cairo.|||Copied in the 4th century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Sethian Gnostic in orientation.|||Contains Melchizedek, the Thought of Norea, and the Testimony of Truth.|||Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.|||Pearson, B. A., ed. Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X. Brill, 1981.|||Pearson, B. A. " Melchizedek." In Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X. Brill, 1981.|||Nag Hammadi Library — Gnostic Society|https://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html|Complete texts and introductions.;; Early Christian Writings — Nag Hammadi|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/naghammadi.html|Indexed texts and scholarly resources.|||" I am Melchizedek, the priest of God Most High." — Melchizedek (NHC IX,1)

Collection: Nag Hammadi Library Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition. Sethian Gnostic in orientation.

Date & Provenance

Copied in the 4th century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Papyrus codex, 4th century CE. In the Coptic Museum, Cairo.

Why It Matters for Study

Contains Melchizedek, the Thought of Norea, and the Testimony of Truth.

" I am Melchizedek, the priest of God Most High." — Melchizedek (NHC IX,1)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

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Further Reading

Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.
Pearson, B. A., ed. Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X. Brill, 1981.
Pearson, B. A. " Melchizedek." In Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X. Brill, 1981.