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Simon of Samaria and the Simonians

Author : M. David Litwa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567712982
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Simon of Samaria and the Simonians written by M. David Litwa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the Simonians? Beginning in the mid-second century CE, heresiologists depicted them as licentious followers of the first gnostic, a supposedly Samarian self-deifier called Simon, who was thought to practice magic and became known as the father of all heresies. Litwa examines the Simonians in their own literature and in the literature used to refute and describe them. He begins with Simonian primary sources, namely The Declaration of Great Power (embedded in the anonymous Refutation of All Heresies) and The Concept of Our Great Power (Nag Hammadi codex VI,4). Litwa argues that both are early second-century products of Simonian authors writing in Alexandria or Egypt. Litwa then moves on to examine the heresiological sources related to the Simonians (Justin, the book of Acts, Irenaeus, the author of the Refutation of All Heresies, Pseudo-Tertullian, Epiphanius, and Filaster). He shows how closely connected Justin's report is to the portrait of Simon in Acts, and offers an extensive exegesis and analysis of Simonian theology and practice based on the reports of Irenaeus and the Refutator. Finally, Litwa examines Simonianism in novelistic sources, namely the Acts of Peter and the Pseudo-Clementines. By the time these sources were written, Simon had become the father of all heresies. Accordingly, virtually any heresy could be attributed to Simon. As a result-despite their alluring portraits of Simon-these sources are mostly unusable for the historical study of the Simonian Christian movement. Litwa concludes with a historical profile of the Simonian movement in the second and third centuries. The book features appendices which contain Litwa's own translations of primary Simonian texts.

Simon Magus

Author : George Robert Stow Mead
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465516387
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Simon Magus written by George Robert Stow Mead and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints

Author : C. Wilfred Griggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781589580893
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints written by C. Wilfred Griggs and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic volume of essays takes an in-depth look at the Apocrypha and how Latter-day Saints should approach this in their gospel study. With notable LDS authors such as Stephen E. Robinson, Joseph F. McConkie, and Robert L. Millet this volume is an essential addition to any well rounded Mormon studies library. Essays include: Whose Apocrypha? Viewing Ancient Apocrypha from the Vantage of Events in the Present Dispensation, Lying for God: The Uses of Apocrypha, and The Nag Hammadi Library: A Mormon Perspective.

Simon Magus

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3748183224
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Simon Magus written by G. R. S. Mead and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody in Christendom has heard of Simon, the magician, and how Peter, the apostle, rebuked him, as told in the narrative of the Acts of the Apostles. Many also have heard the legend of how at Rome this wicked sorcerer endeavoured to fly by aid of the demons, and how Peter caused him to fall headlong and thus miserably perish. And so most think that there is an end of the matter, and either cast their mite of pity or contempt at the memory of Simon, or laugh at the whole matter as the invention of superstition or the imagination of religious fanaticism, according as their respective beliefs may be in orthodoxy or materialism. This for the general. Students of theology and church history, on the other hand, have had a more difficult task set them in comparing and arranging the materials they have at their disposal, as found in the patristic writings and legendary records; and various theories have been put forward, not the least astonishing being the supposition that Simon was an alias for Paul, and that the Simon and Peter in the accounts of the fathers and in the narrative of the legends were simply concrete symbols to represent the two sides of the Pauline and Petrine controversies.

Heavenly Perspective

Author : Ian Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567439097
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Heavenly Perspective written by Ian Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-06-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies the source of the Colossian error as from within Jewish mystical movements and shows how both the theology and practice which is taught in the epistle is to be understood from this context. The book gives a helpful overview of scholarship that has attempted to identify the nature and source of the Colossian error. The book, unlike many others on the topic, is exegetically driven, and will model thorough and careful exegetical practice. The book interacts with extra-Biblical texts which help the reader to understand the mystical contexts of first century Judaism.

The Gnostics

Author : Jacques Lacarriere
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618029
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Gnostics written by Jacques Lacarriere and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gnostics have always sought to “know” rather than to accept dogma and doctrine, often to their peril. This inquiry into Gnosticism examines the character, history, and beliefs of a brave and vigorous spiritual quest that originated in the ancient Near East and continues into the present day.Lawrence Durrell writes, “This is a strange and original essay, more a work of literature than of scholarship, though its documentation is impeccable. It is as convincing a reconstruction of the way the Gnostics lived and thought as D.H. Lawrence’s intuitive recreation of the vanished Etruscans.”

Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.10-18

Author : Brian J. Abasciano
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567158632
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.10-18 written by Brian J. Abasciano and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Abasciano continues his project examining the use of the Old Testament in Romans 9. Abasciano builds upon his forthcoming LNTS volume Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.1-9, continuing the project begun in that volume and its intertextual methodology. This method incorporates into a thorough traditional exegesis a comprehensive analysis of Paul's use of Scripture against the background of interpretive traditions surrounding the texts alluded to, with great emphasis placed on analyzing the original contexts of Paul's citations and allusions. Such an intertextual exegesis is conducted in Romans 9:10-33 with an awareness of the broader unit of chapters 9-11 especially, and also the epistle as a whole. Conclusions for the meaning of these passages and their theological significance are drawn. Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, this is a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS , examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS .

Jesus, Matthew's Gospel and Early Christianity

Author : Daniel M. Gurtner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567477541
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Jesus, Matthew's Gospel and Early Christianity written by Daniel M. Gurtner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passing of Professor Graham Stanton, former Lady Margaret chair of divinity at Cambridge University, in 2009 marked the passing of an era in Matthean scholarship and studies of early Christianity. Stanton's 15 books and dozens of articles span thirty-four years and centre largely on questions pertaining to the gospel of Matthew and early Christianity. The present volume pays tribute to Stanton by engaging with the principal areas of his research and contributions: the Gospel of Matthew and Early Christianity. Contributors to the volume each engage a research question which intersects the contribution of Stanton in his various spheres of scholarly influence and enquiry. The distinguished contributors include; Richard Burridge, David Catchpole, James D.G. Dunn, Craig A. Evans, Don Hagner, Peter Head, Anders Runesson and Christopher Tuckett.

The Clementine Homilies

Author : Pope Clement I
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Clementine Homilies written by Pope Clement I and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Simon Magus

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Simon Magus written by G. R. S. Mead and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Apocrypha, Simon Magus was a contemporary of the Biblical apostles and an important religious figure. Biblical legend tells that Simon was trying to buy his way into the number of Apostles but got rejected by Peter. Later he started preaching as well and collected a group of adherents. In his book, G.R.S. Mead compares the deeds of Simon with those of Peter and Paul and casts a look on the Simonian ideas, which he believes are similar to the system of Theosophy popular in Mead's times.

Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?

Author : Stephen Haar
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110898829
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Simon Magus: The First Gnostic? written by Stephen Haar and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest comprehensive work on Simon Magus lends new impetus to the investigation of Early Christianity and questions surrounding the origin and nature of Gnosticism. Major contributions of this study include: (1), a departure from the traditional exegesis of Acts 8, 5-24 (the first narrative source of Simon), and the later following reports of ancient Christian writers; (2), an overview of the literature of Graeco-Roman antiquity to determine the contribution of "magic" and "the Magoi" in the development of perceptions and descriptions of Simon; and (3), the inclusion of social science explanation models and modern estimations of "identity", in a creative approach to questions surrounding the phenomenon of Simon.

Paul and the Gospels

Author : Michael F. Bird
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567269183
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Paul and the Gospels written by Michael F. Bird and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, which collects together the work of several established scholars attempts to situate the Apostle Paul, the Pauline writings, and the earliest Christian Gospels together in the context of early Christianity. It addresses the issue of how the Christianity depicted in and represented by the individual Gospels relates to the vision of Christianity represented by Paul and the Pauline writings.This raises such questions as to what extent did Paul influence the canonical and non-canonical Gospels? In what way are the Gospels reactions to Paul and his legacy? A comparison of the Gospels and Paul on topics such as Old Testament Law, Gentile mission, Christology, and early church leadership structures represents a fruitful area of study. While a number of volumes have appeared that attempt to assess the relationship between the historical Jesus and the Apostle Paul relatively few studies on Paul and the Gospels have been published. This volume excellently fills this gap in New Testament Studies and makes a valuable contribution to studies on Christian Origins, Pauline research, and the Gospels.

Mark, Canonizer of Paul

Author : Tom Dykstra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781601910202
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Mark, Canonizer of Paul written by Tom Dykstra and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 150 years the idea that Mark used the Pauline epistles has been recurring in New Testament research. Now in the work of Tom Dykstra, wide-ranging work and thoughtful, the truth of that idea emerges with a clarity it never had before. The result is to give a fresh sense of the origin and nature of Mark, of all the New Testament books, and of the quest for history. -Thomas Brodie, Director, Dominican Biblical Institute, author of - The Birthing of the New Testament Tom Dykstra draws connections between Paul and the Gospel of Mark that are stunning, surprising, and original, and leave readers with a sense that the evidence deserves a better interpretation than traditional Synoptic models can o ffer. Well argued, easy to read, immersed in the relevant current exegetical discussion, the book fascinates, provokes, and encourages to think outside the box. David Trobisch, author of The First Edition of the New Testament In addition to its main focus on Mark, this book is a lucid introduction to early church history, oral tradition, the gospels genre, and how to understand scripture in general. Paul Nadim Tarazi, Professor of Biblical Studies, St. Vladimir s Seminary

The Church in Antioch in the First Century CE

Author : Michelle Slee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567352463
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book The Church in Antioch in the First Century CE written by Michelle Slee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the problems faced by the church in Antioch in the mid-first century CE once the decision was taken to welcome Gentiles into the church. Slee argues that a particular problem was the celebration of the Eucharist, since some Jewish Christians felt that the table-fellowship this involved inevitably brought the risk of contamination (because of Gentile contact with idolatry). She suggests this was the subject debated at the Jerusalem conference described in Acts 15 and Galatians 2, and it was the eventual decision of the Antioch church to hold separate Eucharists that led to Paul's break with the church (Gal 2:11-14). Thus even at the end of the first century CE the Antioch church was still divided on the issue.

Simon Magus

Author : G. R. S. Mead
Publisher : Book Tree
ISBN 13 : 9781585092314
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Simon Magus written by G. R. S. Mead and published by Book Tree. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Magus was originally a Christian and disciple of John the Baptist, but broke off and formed the first Christian heresy, called Simonianism. After learning magical medicine in Alexandria he was considered to have many magical skills. To this day, a skilled magician is called a "magus." He also studied Greek philosophers, especially Heraclitus, and became the first Christian to attempt to bridge Greek philosophy and Christianity. If a mixture ever occurred Church leaders feared they would become weaker over time and not survive. According to Mead, this was Simon's great heresy -- not his magic. This interesting book shows Simon Magus to have been a brilliant man who was breaking new ground, both philosophically and spiritually.

Christology in the Synoptic Gospels

Author : Sigurd Grindheim
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567246574
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Book Synopsis Christology in the Synoptic Gospels by : Sigurd Grindheim

Download or read book Christology in the Synoptic Gospels written by Sigurd Grindheim and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Refutation of All Heresies

Author : S D F 1838-1905 Salmond
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781017718973
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book The Refutation of All Heresies written by S D F 1838-1905 Salmond and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.