On the Origin of the World
= On the Origin of the World
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"On the Origin of the World" is an ancient Gnostic text that is part of the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of early Christian and Gnostic writings discovered in Egypt in 1945. The text is typically dated to the 2nd or 3rd century CE and offers a distinctive cosmology and theology that diverges from orthodox Christian views.