Trinity Press International, 1998. The selected texts are organized according to five thematic topics, each of which walks the reader through the spiritual development of a gnostic.
Brief introductions contextualize the selections as well as the broader topics.
Translations are free, based upon existing translations, and are meant to offer students easy access to the sense of the texts. As a pedagogical tool this could be a helpful volume. The standard English translation used in classrooms remains The Nag Hammadi Library in English , edited by James M. Robinson and therefore some comparisons between these two works may help to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of Suppressed Prayers. One key strength of this volume over NHLE is its thematic organization. Whereas NHLE offers entire texts, this volume allows students to immediately focus upon specific topics with various textual examples, highlighting similarities and differences within gnostic sources.