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Introduction to Gnosticism: Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds
Nicola Denzey Lewis
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Paperback. Introduction to "Gnosticism": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds is the first textbook on Gnosticism, guiding students through the most significant of the Nag Hammadi texts, grouping them by theme and genre, and revealing to the uninitiated their most inscrutable mysteries. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRAX; HRCC1; HRCF1; HRQC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
Discovered in Egypt in 1945, the fascinating and challenging Nag Hammadi writings forever changed our understanding of early Christianity. State-of-the-art and the only volume of its kind, Introduction to "Gnosticism": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds guides students through the most significant of the Nag Hammadi texts. Employing an exceptionally lucid and accessible writing style, Nicola Denzey Lewis groups the texts by theme and genre, places them in the broader context of the ancient world, and reveals their most inscrutable mysteries. Ideal for use in courses in Early Christianity/Origins of Christianity, Christianity to 1500, Gnostic Gospels, Gnosticism, Early Christian Writings, Orthodoxy ... Read more
Discovered in Egypt in 1945, the fascinating and challenging Nag Hammadi writings forever changed our understanding of early Christianity. State-of-the-art and the only volume of its kind, Introduction to "Gnosticism": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds guides students through the most significant of the Nag Hammadi texts. Employing an exceptionally lucid and accessible writing style, Nicola Denzey Lewis groups the texts by theme and genre, places them in the broader context of the ancient world, and reveals their most inscrutable mysteries. Ideal for use in courses in Early Christianity/Origins of Christianity, Christianity to 1500, Gnostic Gospels, Gnosticism, Early Christian Writings, Orthodoxy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
578g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199755318
SKU
V9780199755318
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About Nicola Denzey Lewis
Nicola Denzey Lewis is an award-winning teacher who has taught Gnosticism for fifteen years at Bowdoin College, Dartmouth University, and Harvard University. An internationally recognized expert in Gnosticism, she is the author of two books and numerous articles on various aspects of Nag Hammadi. She is currently Visiting Associate Professor in Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean in the Department of ... Read more
Reviews for Introduction to Gnosticism: Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds
Beginners and advanced scholars alike will enjoy and learn from the book, which can be used as a textbook for students, a reference work, or simply as an enjoyable discovery of a developing and fas cinating subject.
Revd Dr John Binns, The Church Times
This textbook provides the reader with an excellent guide to the Nag Hammadi text ... Read more
Revd Dr John Binns, The Church Times
This textbook provides the reader with an excellent guide to the Nag Hammadi text ... Read more