Paul and the Others: Rereading the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)
This article proposes a reassessment of the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul by focusing on genre, intertextuality, and structure as well as recurrent motifs. It argues that the Apocalypse situates the mission of Paul negatively in relation to a prison-like cosmos and positively in relation to the twelve...
| Published in: | Gnosis |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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| In: |
Gnosis
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| Further subjects: | B
the twelve apostles
B Galatians B ascent literature B Apocalypses of Paul B Gnosticism B Eschatology |
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| Summary: | This article proposes a reassessment of the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul by focusing on genre, intertextuality, and structure as well as recurrent motifs. It argues that the Apocalypse situates the mission of Paul negatively in relation to a prison-like cosmos and positively in relation to the twelve apostles and that its form and objectives are best compatible with a fourth-century date. |
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| ISSN: | 2451-859X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Gnosis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/2451859X-00702001 |