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Pre-Christian Gnosticism

Edwin M. Yamauchi

Author : Edwin M. Yamauchi
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725208780

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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.

What is Gnosticism?

Karen L. King

Author : Karen L. King
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0674017625

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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.

The Gnostics

David Brakke

Author : David Brakke
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674066038

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Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept of ÒGnosticismÓ and the nature of early Christian diversity. Acknowledging that the category ÒGnosticismÓ is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke argues for a more careful approach to gathering evidence for the ancient Christian movement known as the Gnostic school of thought. He shows how Gnostic myth and ritual addressed basic human concerns about alienation and meaning, offered a message of salvation in Jesus, and provided a way for people to regain knowledge of God, the ultimate source of their being. Rather than depicting the Gnostics as heretics or as the losers in the fight to define Christianity, Brakke argues that the Gnostics participated in an ongoing reinvention of Christianity, in which other Christians not only rejected their ideas but also adapted and transformed them. This book will challenge scholars to think in news ways, but it also provides an accessible introduction to the Gnostics and their fellow early Christians.

The Gnostics

David Brakke

Author : David Brakke
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674262331

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The Gnostics by David Brakke Pdf

Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept of “Gnosticism” and the nature of early Christian diversity. Acknowledging that the category “Gnosticism” is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke argues for a more careful approach to gathering evidence for the ancient Christian movement known as the Gnostic school of thought. He shows how Gnostic myth and ritual addressed basic human concerns about alienation and meaning, offered a message of salvation in Jesus, and provided a way for people to regain knowledge of God, the ultimate source of their being. Rather than depicting the Gnostics as heretics or as the losers in the fight to define Christianity, Brakke argues that the Gnostics participated in an ongoing reinvention of Christianity, in which other Christians not only rejected their ideas but also adapted and transformed them. This book will challenge scholars to think in news ways, but it also provides an accessible introduction to the Gnostics and their fellow early Christians.

Gnostic Truth and Christian Heresy

A. H. B. Logan

Author : A. H. B. Logan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567097331

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Gnostic Religion in Antiquity

Roelof van den Broek

Author : Roelof van den Broek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781139620413

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Gnostic Religion in Antiquity by Roelof van den Broek Pdf

Gnostic religion is the expression of a religious worldview which is dominated by the concept of Gnosis, an esoteric knowledge of God and the human being which grants salvation to those who possess it. Roelof van den Broek presents here a fresh approach to the gnostic current of Late Antiquity within its historical and religious context, based on sources in Greek, Latin and Coptic, including discussions of the individual works of preserved gnostic literature. Van den Broek explores the various gnostic interpretations of the Christian faith that were current in the second and third centuries, whilst showing that despite its influence on early Christianity, gnostic religion was not a typically Christian phenomenon. This book will be of interest to theologians, historians of religion, students and scholars of the history of Late Antiquity and early Christianity, as well as specialists in ancient gnostic and hermetic traditions.

Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity

Charles W. Hedrick,Robert Hodgson

Author : Charles W. Hedrick,Robert Hodgson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597524025

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Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity by Charles W. Hedrick,Robert Hodgson Pdf

[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

A Dictionary of Gnosticism

Andrew Phillip Smith

Author : Andrew Phillip Smith
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780835630979

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A Dictionary of Gnosticism is a scholarly yet accessible guide that covers the people, mythology, movements, scripture, and technical terms related to this pre-Christian Western religion. It contains nearly 1700 entries, from Aachiaram, an angel in the 'Secret Book of John to Zostrianos', a third-century Gnostic text, and is a reliable reference for the Nag Hammadi library and other Gnostic texts. An introduction explains who the Gnostics were and provides a whirlwind tour through the history of this captivating movement.

The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies

Susan Ashbrook Harvey,David G. Hunter

Author : Susan Ashbrook Harvey,David G. Hunter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1049 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199271569

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The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies by Susan Ashbrook Harvey,David G. Hunter Pdf

Provides an introduction to the academic study of early Christianity (c. 100-600 AD) and examines the vast geographical area impacted by the early church, in Western and Eastern late antiquity. --from publisher description.

Gnosticism and the New Testament

Pheme Perkins

Author : Pheme Perkins
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451415974

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Gnosticism and the New Testament by Pheme Perkins Pdf

The gnostic writings found at Nag Hammadi have stimulated much controversy about the relationship between early Christians and the diverse religious movement of the first three centuries. Perkins fills the New Testament student's need for a guide to recent developments in scholarship with a helpful survey that addresses the origins of Gnosticism, its relationship to Judaism, Redeemer myths and New Testament hymns, and other relevant topics.

A Separate God

Simone Pétrement

Author : Simone Pétrement
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:49015001397554

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The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels

Author : Elaine Pagels
Publisher : Random House
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781588364173

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time. In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today. With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of “Christianities” emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment—and access to God—within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary—or worthy—expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed—and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.

Gnosis and Faith in Early Christianity

Riemer Roukema

Author : Riemer Roukema
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028547821

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In this introductory handbook, Riemer Roukema explores the meaning of the "gnosis" phenomenon and sets forth the relationship between Gnosticism and the church.

Studies in Gnosticism and Alexandrian Christianity

Roelof van den Broek

Author : Roelof van den Broek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004439689

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Studies in Gnosticism and Alexandrian Christianity by Roelof van den Broek Pdf

The discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library (1945) has given an enormous impetus not only to the study of ancient Gnosticism but also to that of early Christianity in general. Most of the studies contained in this volume deal with mythological conceptions and theological ideas found in various Nag Hammadi writings. The gnostic views on the nature of God and on creation and salvation receive particular attention, ranging from Philo to the medieval Cathars. The Nag Hammadi Library also shed new light on the development of early Alexandrian Christianity and its theology. The book contains six studies which explicitly deal with these topics. This volume is of interest to students of Gnosticism, early Christianity and Graeco-Roman religious and philosophical ideas in general.