Pre Christian Gnostics

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Pre Christian Gnosticism

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Author : Edwin M. Yamauchi
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2003-10-14

Pre Christian Gnosticism written by Edwin M. Yamauchi and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-14 with Religion categories.

One of the most important issues facing New Testament scholarship today is the issue of Gnosticism. So wrote the author in 1973 in the first edition. With the publication since then of the entire Nag Hammadi library, this observation has become even more incisive. Was there a pre-Christian Gnosticism? Did Gnosticism directly or indirectly influence nascent Christianity? Many modern scholars argue that Gnosticism preceded the emergence of New Testament Christianity and constituted the raw material from which the apostles formed their message about Jesus. The author here analyzes the evidence used to support this thesis. He notes a series of methodological fallacies in the use of this evidence and concludes that clearly Gnostic materials are late and pre-Christian materials are not clearly Gnostic. A new chapter in this paperback edition brings the discussion up to date.

The Gnostics

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Author : David Brakke
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011

The Gnostics written by David Brakke and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Religion categories.

Brakke writes a pioneering study of the way the demon role relates to religious thinking and to cultural anxieties. The author's sources include biographies of exceptional monks, collections of monastic sayings and stories, letters from ascetic teachers to their disciples, sermons, community rules, and biblical commentaries. When monks imagined the resistance that they had to overcome in cultivating their selves or the temptation that offered an easier path, they saw supernatural beings that could take the shapes of animals, women, boys, and false angels in their attempts to seduce monks away from their devotion to God. And when they considered the inclinations in their own selves that opposed their best intentions, they concluded that demons introduced such problematic "thoughts" to their minds. Although the last twenty years has seen an explosion of scholarship on early Christian asceticism, producing brilliant explorations of the body, sexual renunciation, fasting, and gender, combat with demons has been left relatively unexplored.

Pre Christian Gnostics

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Author : Francis Legge
language : en
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Release Date : 2005-12-01

Pre Christian Gnostics written by Francis Legge and has been published by Kessinger Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-01 with Religion categories.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Gnostic Truth And Christian Heresy

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Author : A. H. B. Logan
language : en
Publisher: Continuum
Release Date : 1996

Gnostic Truth And Christian Heresy written by A. H. B. Logan and has been published by Continuum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.

A Separate God

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Author : Simone Pétrement
language : en
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Release Date : 1990

A Separate God written by Simone Pétrement and has been published by Harper San Francisco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Religion categories.

What Is Gnosticism

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Author : Karen L. King
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2003

What Is Gnosticism written by Karen L. King and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Religion categories.

A study of gnosticism examines the various ways early Christians strove to define themselves in a pluralistic Roman society, while questioning the traditional ideas of heresy and orthodoxy that have previously influenced historians.

Nag Hammadi Gnosticism And Early Christianity

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Author : Charles W. Hedrick
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2005-10-17

Nag Hammadi Gnosticism And Early Christianity written by Charles W. Hedrick and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-17 with Religion categories.

[This] book acquaints the beginner with the topic of gnosticism and early Christianity and presents to the specialist some of the new frontiers their colleagues are exploring. For the beginner there is a concise introduction to gnosticism. It covers the issues of origin, literature, leading ideas, and possible links with early Christianity. Each contributor has prepared a preface to his or her paper that points to its salient features and explains how the essay fits into the overall subject of the book. --from the Preface

No Longer Jews

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Author : Carl B. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

No Longer Jews written by Carl B. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.

Reviews the theories about Gnosticism and its sources and details Smith's hypothesis, offering an excellent introductory text on Gnosticism.

Nag Hammadi Gnosticism Early Christianity

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Author : Charles W. Hedrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

Nag Hammadi Gnosticism Early Christianity written by Charles W. Hedrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Religion categories.

Includes thirteen papers presented at the Working Seminar on Gnosticism and Early Christianity, March 30 - April 2, 1983 held at Springfield, Missouri.

First Century Gnosticism

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Author : Gerard van Groningen
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1967

First Century Gnosticism written by Gerard van Groningen and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Gnosticism categories.