The Origins of Gnosticism / Le origini dello gnosticismo
Author : Bianchi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 16,36 MB
Release : 1970-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004378030
Author : Bianchi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 16,36 MB
Release : 1970-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004378030
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Page : 804 pages
File Size : 33,29 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Ugo Bianchi
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Gnosticism
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Author : Kurt Rudolph
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2001-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567086402
Translated by R. McL. WilsonA full-scale study based on the documents of the Coptic Gnostic library found at Nag Hammadi providing a comprehensive survey of the nature, the teachings, the history and the influence of this religion.
Author : Simone Pétrement
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
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Author : Andrew Phillip Smith
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1780284640
According to the ancient Gnostics—the early Christians who wrote such controversial texts as the recently discovered Gospel of Judas—we are all capable of gnosis, or direct knowledge of the true reality that lies behind the material world. Andrew Phillip Smith, author of respected works on the lost sayings of Jesus, the Gospel of Philip, and other Gnostic subjects, now offers a highly accessible layman’s introduction to this long-suppressed philosophy that offers an intriguing alternative to accepted Christian beliefs. With references to The Da Vinci Code, The Matrix, and other fictions inspired by the Gnostic worldview, this is an eye-opening, and possibly life-changing book meant to revive forgotten traditions, and perhaps even allow readers to experience gnosis themselves.
Author : Einar Thomassen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 13,7 MB
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110705893
“Gnosticism” has become a problematic category in the study of early Christianity. It obscures diversity, invites essentialist generalisations, and is a legacy of ancient heresiology. However, simply to conclude with “diversity” is unsatisfying, and new efforts to discern coherence and to synthesise need to be made. The present work seeks to make a fresh start by concentrating on Irenaeus’ report on a specific group called the “Gnostics” and on his claim that Valentinus and his followers were inspired by their ideas. Following this lead, an attempt is made to trace the continuity of ideas from this group to Valentinianism. The study concludes that there is more continuity than has previously been recognised. Irenaeus’ “Gnostics” emerge as the predecessors not only of Valentinianism, but also of Sethianism. They represent an early, philosophically inspired form of Christ religion that arose independently of the New Testament canon. Christology is essential and provides the basis for the myth of Sophia. The book is relevant for all students of Christian origins and the early history of the Church.
Author : Ugo Bianchi
Publisher :
Page : 803 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : G. R. Mead
Publisher : Health Research Books
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 50,80 MB
Release : 1997-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780787306052
1906 Some short sketches among the Gnostics mainly of the first two centuries - A contribution to the study of Christian origins. They strove for the knowledge of God, the science of realities, the gnosis of the things-that-are; wisdom was their goal;.
Author : A. H. B. Logan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 16,83 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567097330