Gnostics Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity

Name: Gnostics Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity
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ISBN: 9780674066038

ISBN-10: 0674066030

ISBN-13: 9780674066038

Edition: 2010

Authors: David Brakke

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Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept of “Gnosticism” and the nature of early Christian diversity. Acknowledging that the category “Gnosticism” is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke argues for a more careful approach to gathering evidence for the ancient Christian movement known as the Gnostic school of thought. He shows how Gnostic myth and ritual addressed basic human concerns about alienation and meaning, offered a message of salvation in Jesus, and provided a way for…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English

David Brakke is Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of History at Indiana University.Michael L. Satlow is Associate Professor in the Program in Judaic Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University.Steven Weitzman is the Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies and Director of the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University.



Preface


Abbreviations



Imagining "Gnosticism" and Early Christianities



Identifying the Gnostics and Their Literature



The Myth and Rituals of the Gnostic School of Thought



Unity and Diversity in Second-Century Rome



Strategies of Self-Differentiation


Notes


Selected Bibliography of Primary Sources in Translation


Index