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Gnosis and faith in early Christianity : an introduction to gnosticism / Riemer Roukema ; [translated by John Bowden from the Dutch. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publication details: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Trinity Press International, (c)1999.Edition: first North American editionDescription: ix, 212 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781563382994
Uniform titles:
  • Gnosis en geloof in het vroege christendom. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT1390
  • BT1390.R858.G567 1999
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Contents:
Introduction -- Irenaeus on the origin of the heresies -- A sermon from the Nag Hammadi books -- Refinements of the gnostic myth -- part 2. Backgrounds to gnosticism -- The origin and purpose of life -- The Jewish religion -- Plato, Philo, and Platonic philosophy -- The mystery religions and early Christianity -- part 3. A closer look at gnosticism -- A form of Hellenized Christianity -- Some gnostic and related teachers -- Some gnostic and related texts -- part 4. Christian faith and gnosis -- The gnosis of some church fathers -- Gnosis assessed.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BT1390.R68 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001595731

part 1. A first orientation -- Introduction -- Irenaeus on the origin of the heresies -- A sermon from the Nag Hammadi books -- Refinements of the gnostic myth -- part 2. Backgrounds to gnosticism -- The origin and purpose of life -- The Jewish religion -- Plato, Philo, and Platonic philosophy -- The mystery religions and early Christianity -- part 3. A closer look at gnosticism -- A form of Hellenized Christianity -- Some gnostic and related teachers -- Some gnostic and related texts -- part 4. Christian faith and gnosis -- The gnosis of some church fathers -- Gnosis assessed.

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