The monks of the Nag Hammadi codices: contextualising a fourth-century monastic community
This work tells the story of a community of fourth-century monks living in Egypt. The letters they wrote and received were found within the covers of works that changed our understanding of early religious thought - the Nag Hammadi Codices. This book seeks to contextualise the letters and answer que...
| Subtitles: | Contextualising a Fourth-Century Monastic Community |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Reviews: | Fourth-Century Monks of Nag Hammadi (2025) (Foster, Paul, 1966 -)
[Rezension von: Tutty, Paula, 1963-, The monks of the Nag Hammadi codices : contextualising a fourth-century monastic community] (2025) (Petersen, Silke, 1965 -) |
| Series/Journal: | Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 107 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Biblical Studies
B Gnosticism & Manichaeism B Thesis |
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Table of Contents (Aggregator) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This work tells the story of a community of fourth-century monks living in Egypt. The letters they wrote and received were found within the covers of works that changed our understanding of early religious thought - the Nag Hammadi Codices. This book seeks to contextualise the letters and answer questions about monastic life. Significantly, new evidence is presented that links the letters directly to the authors and creators of the codices in which they were discovered |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (330 pages), illustrations |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-69908-3 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004699083 |
