Gnostic Religion in Antiquity - Softcover

Van Den Broek, Roelof

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107514797 ISBN 13: 9781107514799

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2015

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A fresh approach to the Gnostic current of Late Antiquity within its historical and religious context, including a thorough discussion of the entire preserved Gnostic literature as found in Greek, Latin and Coptic. An essential resource for those researching the history of Late Antiquity and early Christianity.

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"...This is a trustworthy, nuanced guide to recent scholarship.... Recommended..."
--S. Young, McHenry County College, CHOICE

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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.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1107514797
• ISBN 13: 9781107514799
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 266