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Codex X

Nag Hammadi Codex X contains only one tractate: Marsanes.|||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 Marsanes, a Sethian Gnostic text describing the heavenly ascent of Marsanes.|||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.|||Turner, J. D. Sethian Gnosticism and the Platonic Tradition. Peeters, 2001.|||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 saw the powers and the glories that are in the aeons." — Marsanes (NHC X,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 Marsanes, a Sethian Gnostic text describing the heavenly ascent of Marsanes.

" I saw the powers and the glories that are in the aeons." — Marsanes (NHC X,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.
Turner, J. D. Sethian Gnosticism and the Platonic Tradition. Peeters, 2001.