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On the Origin of the World

Samuel Zinner, edited by Mark M. Mattison; Other Gospels

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Edition / translator
Samuel Zinner, edited by Mark M. Mattison; Other Gospels
Edition date
Web edition retrieved 2026-09-26
Ancient composition
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Language of acquired text
English
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Reviewed reusable edition; attribution retained and website commentary excluded.

Versions and manuscript witnesses

  • Nag Hammadi Codex II,5
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Host only the Zinner translation edited by Mattison and the public-domain versing. The publisher dedicates these translations for unrestricted use. Exclude introductions, footnotes and commentary, website code, images, and the separately licensed Davies/Barnstone translations.

Acquired source rights statement: Translation dedicated for unrestricted reuse by its publisher or translator; modern commentary excluded.

Source SHA-256: 8cd4ecfc6ae73194eafe3c786c69205f7cb801bc469e39c37ec98012e2297bc2

Work: origin-world · edition: origin-world-2026-acquisition. Reviewed 14 September 2026.

Contents

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Opening and sections
  1. Chapter 1 · Translated text
  2. Chapter 2 · Translated text
  3. Chapter 3 · Translated text
  4. Chapter 4 · Translated text
  5. Chapter 5 · Translated text
  6. Chapter 6 · Translated text
  7. Chapter 7 · Translated text
  8. Chapter 8 · Translated text
  9. Chapter 9 · Translated text
  10. Chapter 10 · Translated text
  11. Chapter 11 · Translated text
  12. Chapter 12 · Translated text
  13. Chapter 13 · Translated text
  14. Chapter 14 · Translated text
  15. Chapter 15 · Translated text
  16. Chapter 16 · Translated text
  17. Chapter 17 · Translated text
  18. Chapter 18 · Translated text
  19. Chapter 19 · Translated text
  20. Chapter 20 · Translated text
  21. Chapter 21 · Translated text
  22. Chapter 22 · Translated text
  23. Chapter 23 · Translated text
  24. Chapter 24 · Translated text
  25. Chapter 25 · Translated text
  26. Chapter 26 · Translated text
  27. Chapter 27 · Translated text
  28. Chapter 28 · Translated text