Some Attempts to Label the Oracula Sibyllina, Book 7
Among the surviving books of the Sibylline Oracles, Book 7 has aroused particular interest because of its allegedly Jewish-Christian and Gnostic character. A. Rzach has described the author of Book 7 as ein durch die Gnosis beeinflusster, vielleicht aus dem Judentume hervorgegangener Christ. J....
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[1972]
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Harvard theological review
Year: 1972, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-97 |
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Summary: | Among the surviving books of the Sibylline Oracles, Book 7 has aroused particular interest because of its allegedly Jewish-Christian and Gnostic character. A. Rzach has described the author of Book 7 as ein durch die Gnosis beeinflusster, vielleicht aus dem Judentume
hervorgegangener Christ. J. Geffcken regards the book as a product of Jewish Christianity with traces of Gnostic influence. And A. Kurfess, in an article which bids fair to become the standard introduction for English-speaking students of the Sibyllines, calls it purely Christian, while also indicating the presence of gnosticizing views.. Given the lack of sustained interest in these writings during recent years, I think it not unimportant to examine the adequacy of these labels and to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support them. |
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ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000002388 |