Before Valentinus: the Gnostics of Irenaeus
"This book offers the first detailed commentary on the Gnostic treatises reported by Irenaeus in Adversus Haereses 1.29-30. It is argued that these texts represent the earliest tangible layer of the Gnostic literary tradition and served as sources for the Apocryphon of John and other later work...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies (volume 106)
Année: 2023 |
| Collection/Revue: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies
volume 106 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Gnosticisme
/ Littérature
/ Réception <scientifique>
/ Irenaeus, Lugdunensis 140-202, Adversus haereses
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Irenaeus Saint, Bishop of Lyon
B Gnosticism |
| Accès en ligne: |
Table des matières Quatrième de couverture Literaturverzeichnis |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | "This book offers the first detailed commentary on the Gnostic treatises reported by Irenaeus in Adversus Haereses 1.29-30. It is argued that these texts represent the earliest tangible layer of the Gnostic literary tradition and served as sources for the Apocryphon of John and other later works. They also formed the starting point for Valentinus and his followers, who sought to reconcile the ideas of the Gnostics with apostolic Christianity. The book also shows that Irenaeus and later heresiologists referred to "the Gnostics" as a specific group among the great mass of heretics"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | IX, 202 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-67788-3 |
