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Nag Hammadi and Related Texts Study Guide
The free online self-study course, Nag Hammadi and Related Texts, is a perfect introduction to the extrodinary writings of the early Jesus people. Most of these writings are missing from the Christian canon, and were only recently rediscovered. Learn more about the course here.
The Nag Hammadi and Related Texts course was designed to work well for either individual or group study. While we offer our own group study version of the course in our live online hybrid format (see when our next group course is starting), we’ve also created the Nag Hammadi and Related Texts Study Guide to help other groups, organizations, or churches to use the course as a six-week Bible study series. It’s also great for individuals who want to really deepen their early text learning experience.
Additionally, we want to help Bible study or course leaders who purchase the Study Guide prepare for leading the course by including complimentary access to our own six-week live online hybrid course, led by Shirley Paulson. Check the schedule and learn more about Bible and Beyond live online hybrid courses by clicking here.
Bible study leaders, whether clergy or lay-people, will find that our our 36-page Nag Hammadi and Related Texts Study Guide provides a wealth of resources and questions to foster a creative learning experience. We invite you to check it out for yourself by previewing the guide’s entire first section. Click here to download it in pdf format.*
Printed copies available for shipping to US addresses only.
Three Ways to Learn
Bible and Beyond offers three ways to experience this course.
1. Self-study course. This consists of recorded lectures which you can view at your own pace, 24/7. You can enroll in the self-study version of this course and immediately start learning at any time. Access to the course is completely free, though registration is required.
2. Bible and Beyond live online hybrid courses led by Dr. Shirley Paulson. Live online hybrid courses consist of recorded lectures you can watch anytime, and six live Zoom group discussions. Check the schedule here.
3. Church or other group Bible study course. Your Bible study group members can access all the course lectures online for free and watch them at any time. With the help of our affordable and thorough Group Study Guide, your own Bible study leaders will be able to lead discussion sessions on each section, whether live or virtually. Contact us for more information.
Would you like to host a live online hybrid course group? If you and a group of friends are interested in taking a course together, we are interested in making that happen! All courses are available as live online hybrids, so just get in touch with us to work out the details.
* The Study Guide chapter linked to from this webpage is copyrighted material (2025 by Early Christian Texts), and is provided for personal use only, redistribution is prohibited.
