Gnosticism in the early church /edited with an introduction by David M. Scholer. 

 - New York :  Garland Pub.,  (c)1993. 
 - xv, 404 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Articles originally published 1964-1988. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Gnosticism  Pre-Christian gnosticism, the New Testament and Nag Hammadi in recent debate  Gnosis and Greek philosophy  The arrogant Archon and the lewd Sophia : Jewish traditions in gnostic revolt  Use, authority and exegesis of Midra in gnostic literature  Simon and gnostic origins  Gnosis and gnosticism : a study in methodology  Flee femininity : antifemininity in gnostic texts and the question of social milieu  How many gnostics? / Alan E. Samuel --  In search of Valentinus  Sethian gnosticism : a literary history  The ego-proclamation in gnostic sources  Ethics and the gnostics  Alimentary and sexual encratism  in the Nag Hammadi tractates  What became of God the mother? Conflicting images of God in early Christiany  Sophi and the mother-father : the gnostic goddess  "Gnostic worship" : the state of the question  Jesus from Easter to Valentinus (or to the Apostles' Creed) / James M. Robinson - - The use of early Christian literature as evidence for inner diversity  and conflict  Why the church rejected gnosticism  Theological and non-theological motives in Irenaeus' refutation of the gnostics  Arthur Darby Nock --  Edwin Yamauchi --  Arthur Hilary Armstrong --  Nils A. Dahl --  Birger A. Pearson --  R. McL. Wilson --  Henry A. Green --  Frederik Wisse --  G. C. Stead --  John D. Turner --  George W. MacRae --  R. McL. Wilson --  R. McL. Wilson --  Elaine H. Pagels --  Pheme Perkins --  David H. Tripp --  Fredrik Wisse --  George W. MacRae --  Gerard Vallee. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93002815 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB93-28011 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy-Ancient<br/>Gnosticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B638  / .G567 1993 B638