The research of Hag Hammadi writings in terms of their interest in the figure of John the Baptist leds to the conclusion that it is attributed to him important role, even if it is not mentioned by name and the fact that the letter refers to his person, provide only indirect references. In presenting the person of John the authors of works from Nag Hammadi are based primarily on selected parts of the evangelical tradition, nevertheless, in some cases also they relate to other paragraphs from the Old and the New Testament. It should be noted, however, that these writings, but refer to the historic core, it also make far-reaching transformation of messages about John. Some fragments play an important role in this respect gnostic and gnostic-christian ideas.
