Gnostic Religion in AntiquityCambridge University Press, 24 janv. 2013 - 255 pages 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. |
Table des matières
tradition | 13 |
texts | 25 |
Antignostic literature | 126 |
essence and expressions | 160 |
Backgrounds | 206 |
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Adam aeons Allogenes angels Apocryphon apostle archons baptism Barbelo Barbelo myth BCNH-T body bridal chamber Brill Broek called Christ Church Codex Tchacos conceptions Coptic crucifixion Demiurge demonic discussed divine world doctrine earthly Eleleth Eugnostus evil powers Father figure find first first centuries first half Genesis gnos gnosis gnostic exegesis gnostic myth gnostic religion gnostic texts gnostic views Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Truth Gospel ofPhilip Greek heaven heavenly heresy hermetic Hippolytus Holy Boo/e ofthe human identified influence interpretation Invisible Spirit Irenaeus Jesus Jewish knowledge Leiden light Logos magic manuscript Nag Hammadi Nag Hammadi library NHMS non-gnostic Christians ofJesus Origin ofthe World philosophical Pistis Sophia Platonism Pleroma Plotinus primeval psychic reflection Refutatio religious resurrection Revelation rulers salvation Saviour says scholars second century Secret Boo/e ofjohn Seth Sethian soul sources third century tion tradition translation Treatise Tripartite Tractate Valentinian Valentinus word Yaldabaoth Zostrianus