Gnosticism and the New Testament /

Perkins, Pheme,

Gnosticism and the New Testament / [print] Pheme Perkins. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, (c)1993. - x, 261 pages ; 23 cm.



Part One. Gnostic Origins: 1. The search for pre-Christian Gnosticism -- 2. Gnosticism and the Jewish connection -- 3. Gnostic influence and the new testament -- 4. Reconstructing Gnostic history -- Part Two. Gnostic and New Testament Traditions: 5. Jesus as teacher of wisdom: sayings and revelation -- 6. Gnosis and the Pauline tradition -- 7. Redeemer myths and new testament hymns -- 8. Jesus as word -- 9. Discourses of the revealer -- Part Three. Gnostic Christianity: 10. Gnostic identity: conversion and asceticism -- 11. Women disciples and worshipers -- 12. Christians: Gnostic and orthodox.



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Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Gnosticism.
Gnostic literature--Relation to the New Testament.

BT1390.P451.G567 1993