Nag Hammadi massacre happened on 2010-01-07.

The Nag Hammadi scrolls (The Dead Sea Scrolls) are not "necessary" for anything passage of the Bible. They do, however, provide us assurance of the accuracy of transmission of Biblical passages over the years as well as insight into the desert religious community that authored them.

The Nag Hammadi writings are a collection of ancient texts discovered in Egypt in 1945. These texts are Gnostic in nature and provide insight into alternative Christian beliefs and practices from the early centuries of the Common Era. They include the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene.

James McConkey Robinson has written:

'Theology as history' -- subject(s): Christianity, Doctrinal Theology, History, History of doctrines, Religious aspects of History

'The beginnings of dialectic theology' -- subject(s): Dialectical theology

'The Nag Hammadi codices' -- subject(s): Chenoboskion manuscripts, Gnosticism, Nag Hammadi codices, Nag Hammadi texts

'The problem of history in Mark and other Marcan studies' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Gnosticism

'The Nag Hammadi Library in English' -- subject(s): Gnostic literature, Gnosticism

'The secrets of Judas' -- subject(s): Gnostic interpretations, Gnosticism, Gospel of Judas

'An new quest of the Historical Jesus' -- subject(s): Demythologization, History

'The Sayings Gospel Q' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism)

They are called the Nag Hammadi texts, after the region in Egypt in which they were unearthed.