Gnosis and faith in early Christianity : an introduction to gnosticism / [print]
Riemer Roukema ; [translated by John Bowden from the Dutch.
- first North American edition.
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Trinity Press International, (c)1999.
- ix, 212 pages ; 22 cm.
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.