Paradise Reconsidered In Gnostic Mythmaking

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Paradise Reconsidered in Gnostic Mythmaking

Author : Tuomas Rasimus
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047426703
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Reconsidered in Gnostic Mythmaking written by Tuomas Rasimus and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the mythology in and social reality behind a group of texts rewriting Genesis, to which certain leaders of the early church occasionally attached the label ‘Ophite,’ this book offers a new understanding of Sethianism and the origins of Gnosticism.

Another Seed

Author : Stroumsa
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004437312
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Another Seed written by Stroumsa and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Mythology and the Sethian Myth /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --From Origin of Evil to Origin of Righteousness /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Unde Malum: From Apocalyptic Literature to Gnostic Myth /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --The Archons as Seducers /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --The Gnostic Race /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Seth and the Child /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Salvation History /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Sacred Geography /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Sons of God or Sons of Seth? /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Echoes and Repercussions /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Elements in Hermetic Traditions /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Gnostic Myths in Manichaean Garb /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --The Gnostic Sexual Myth /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa --Bibliography /Gedaliahu A.G. Stroumsa.

Gnostic Morality Revisited

Author : Ismo Dunderberg
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161525674
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Gnostic Morality Revisited written by Ismo Dunderberg and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the early Christian texts discussed in this book are often treated as "gnostic" ones, they are here approached as witnesses to the views of educated Christians engaged in dialogue with philosophical traditions. Following the idea that ancient philosophical schools provided their adherents with ways of life, Ismo Dunderberg explores issues related to morality and lifestyle in non-canonical gospels and among groups that were gradually denounced as heretical in the church. He deals with the soul's progress from material concerns to a life dominated by spirit, the control of emotions, the avoidance of luxury, the ideal "perfect human" as a tool in moral instruction, classifications of humankind into distinct groups based on their moral advancement, and Christian debates about the value of martyrdom. In addition, he offers a critical review of some recent trends and attitudes in New Testament scholarship.

Paradise Reconsidered

Author : Tuomas Rasimus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789529206582
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Reconsidered written by Tuomas Rasimus and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Résumé.

Before Valentinus: The Gnostics of Irenaeus

Author : Einar Thomassen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004677895
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis Before Valentinus: The Gnostics of Irenaeus by : Einar Thomassen

Download or read book Before Valentinus: The Gnostics of Irenaeus written by Einar Thomassen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the first detailed commentary on the Gnostic treatises reported by Irenaeus in Adversus Haereses 1.29–30. It is argued that these texts represent the earliest tangible layer of the Gnostic literary tradition and served as sources for the Apocryphon of John and other later works. They also formed the starting point for Valentinus and his followers, who sought to reconcile the ideas of the Gnostics with apostolic Christianity. The book also shows that Irenaeus and later heresiologists referred to “the Gnostics” as a specific group among the great mass of heretics.

Desiring Divinity

Author : M. David Litwa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190627433
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Desiring Divinity written by M. David Litwa and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no declaration incites more theological and moral outrage than a human's claim to be divine. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically represented as the most hubristic and dangerous tyrants. Their horrible punishments are predictable and still serve as morality tales in religious communities today. But not all self-deifiers are saddled with pride and fated to fall. Some who claimed divinity stated a simple and direct truth. Though reviled on earth, misunderstood, and even killed, they received vindication and rose to the stars. This book tells the stories of six self-deifiers in their historical, social, and ideological contexts. In the history of interpretation, the initial three figures have been demonized as cosmic rebels: the first human Adam, Lucifer (later identified with Satan), and Yaldabaoth in gnostic mythology. By contrast, the final three have served as positive models for deification and divine favor: Jesus in the gospel of John, Simon of Samaria, and Allogenes in the Nag Hammadi library. In the end, the line separating demonization from deification is dangerously thin, drawn as it is by the unsteady hand of human valuation.

Linguistic Manifestations in the Trimorphic Protennoia and the Thunder: Perfect Mind

Author : Tilde Bak Halvgaard
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004309497
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Manifestations in the Trimorphic Protennoia and the Thunder: Perfect Mind written by Tilde Bak Halvgaard and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Linguistic Manifestations in the Trimorphic Protennoia and the Thunder: Perfect Mind, Tilde Bak Halvgaard offers an analysis of these two Nag Hammadi texts against the background of ancient philosophy of language.

Bodies, Borders, Believers

Author : Anne Hege Grung
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 0227905547
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Bodies, Borders, Believers written by Anne Hege Grung and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stimulating collection of essays by prominent scholars honours Turid Karlsen Seim. Bodies, Borders, Believers brings together biblical scholars, ecumenical theologians, archaeologists, classicists, art historians, and church historians, working side by side to probe the past and its receptions in the present. The contributions relate in one way or another to Seim's broad research interests, covering such themes as gender analysis, bodily practices, and ecumenical dialogue. The editors have brought together an international group of scholars, and among the contributors many scholarly traditions, theoretical orientations, and methodological approaches are represented, making this book an interdisciplinary and border-crossing endeavour. A comprehensivebibliography of Seim's work is included.

Gnostic Religion in Antiquity

Author : R. van den Broek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107031370
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Gnostic Religion in Antiquity written by R. van den Broek and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of Gnostic religion in Late Antiquity within its historical and religious context, using Greek, Latin and Coptic sources.

Irenaeus and Paul

Author : Todd D. Still
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567693309
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Irenaeus and Paul written by Todd D. Still and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the work of Tertullian and Paul and The Apostolic Fathers and Paul, this volume continues a series of specially commissioned studies by leading voices in New Testament/early Christianity and patristics studies to consider how Paul was read, interpreted and received by the early Church Fathers. In this volume the use of Paul's writings is examined within the writings of Irenaeus of Lyon. Issues of influence, reception, theology and history are examined to show how Paul's work influenced the developing theology of the early Church. The literary style of Paul's output is also examined. The contributors to the volume represent leading lights in the study of Irenaeus, as well as respected names from the field of New Testament studies.

The Tree of Gnosis

Author : Ioan P. Culianu
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Tree of Gnosis written by Ioan P. Culianu and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering study interprets the mythology of dualism from Gnosticism to the medieval Cathars to modern nihilism. Couliano shows that, far from being "historically" transmitted, the underlying connection between all dualistic worldviews is a perennial and immensely appealing mindset.

Ancient Christian Apocrypha

Author : Outi Lehtipuu
Publisher : SBL Press
ISBN 13 : 1628375191
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Christian Apocrypha written by Outi Lehtipuu and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest volume in the Bible and Women series examines ancient noncanonical Christian texts for what they reveal about women, their engagement with Scripture, and attitudes toward them in texts dating to the second to eighth century. Three sections include once-forgotten texts rediscovered in locations such as Nag Hammadi, those that have been in continuous use through the centuries, and works written by women that are traditionally excluded from discussions of noncanonical texts. Contributors Bernadette J. Brooten, María José Cabezas Cabello, Anna Carfora, Ute E. Eisen, Judith Hartenstein, Ursula Ulrike Kaiser, Karen L. King, Outi Lehtipuu, Heidrun Mader, Antti Marjanen, Silvia Pellegrini, Silke Petersen, Uwe-Karsten Plisch, Cristina Simonelli, Anna Rebecca Solevåg, M. Dolores Martin Trutet, and Carmen Bernabé Ubieta examine a range of texts, including noncanonical gospels and acts, poems, prophecy, and grave inscriptions.

The Gnostic World

Author : Garry W. Trompf
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317201841
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Gnostic World written by Garry W. Trompf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, written by a distinguished international team of experts to explore Gnostic movements from the distant past until today. These themes are examined across sixty-seven chapters in a variety of contexts, from the ancient pre-Christian to the contemporary. The volume considers the intersection of Gnosticism with Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indic practices and beliefs, and also with new religious movements, such as Theosophy, Scientology, Western Sufism, and the Nation of Islam. This comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource for religious studies students, scholars, and researchers of Gnostic doctrine and history.

The Tree of Life

Author : Douglas Estes
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004423753
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Tree of Life written by Douglas Estes and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tree of life is an iconic visual symbol at the edge of religious thought over the last several millennia. As a show of its significance, the tree bookends the Christian canon; yet scholarship has paid it minimal attention in the modern era. In The Tree of Life a team of scholars explore the origin, development, meaning, reception, and theology of this consequential yet obscure symbol. The fourteen essays trek from the origins of the tree in the texts and material culture of the ancient Near East, to its notable roles in biblical literature, to its expansion by early church fathers and Gnostics, to its rebirth in medieval art and culture, and to its place in modern theological thought.

Gnostic Mythology

Author : Sebastian Berg
Publisher : Creek Ridge Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gnostic Mythology written by Sebastian Berg and published by Creek Ridge Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover who you are, why you’re here, and where you’re headed. Are you feeling lost and confused about your spiritual life right now? Do you suspect something doesn’t add up about what you’ve been told about God? Are you longing for something more than the mundane grind of survival? This book contains critical information to transform your spiritual journey and help you experience progress. You’ll discover the truth about reality and won’t be able to look at life the same way again. You’ll get a new set of eyes and the drive to explore how much light and goodness you carry within you and develop a personal connection with God without needing to turn to some authority to tell you how to reach your Creator. In this book, you will: Learn about the origins of Gnosticism. Follow its development over time and across the globe. Discover the powerful ideas Gnosticism is built upon and how they help you. Learn the truth about the Gnostic deities and what they mean to you. Be amazed at the real story of creation and its implications. Make peace with your dual nature as a human being. Compare the various creation stories and learn the truth for yourself. Dismantle every lie you’ve ever been told about who God is. See why the world is chaotic and what hope there is for humans. Plot your own path to gnosis so you can become enlightened. With this book as a launching pad, you’ll discover a perspective of existence that fuels your life and renews your hope. You’ll find your purpose and the strength to see it through.

The Use of Scripture in the Apocryphon of John

Author : David Creech
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161529832
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book The Use of Scripture in the Apocryphon of John written by David Creech and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Creech explores at length the Apocryphon of John's ambivalent treatment of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Although Moses is explicitly corrected at five points in the text, Genesis' account of creation is nonetheless the basis for the Apocryphon's cosmogony and anthropogony. Its uneven treatment of the biblical text is the result of a dispute between the authors of the Apocryphon and other early Catholics. At the earliest stage of the text the Christians who wrote and read the Apocryphon worshiped alongside other early catholic Christians without any sense of contradiction or inconsistency. The key shift in the Apocryphon occurred after Irenaeus of Lyons' assault on "Knowledge Falsely So-Called." In response to his concerted effort to bring the church under the authority of early catholic bishops, the framers inserted corrections to Moses. The corrections are primarily rhetorical and used to refute early catholic identity markers.

Origen's References to Heracleon

Author : Carl Johan Berglund
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 3161592212
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Origen's References to Heracleon written by Carl Johan Berglund and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of Christian exegesis are obscured by ancient authors' lack of differentiation between verbatim quotations, summaries, explanatory paraphrases, and mere assertions. Carl Johan Berglund discerns what we can know of Heracleon's literary-critical Gospel commentary from Origen's presuppositions of Gnostic heresies.