The Gnostics: Myth Ritual And Diversity In Early Christianity David Brakke Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Religion

Who Were The Gnostics? And How Did Gnostic Movement Influence Development Of Christianity In Antiquity? Is It True That Church Rejected Gnosticism? This Book Offers An Illuminating Discussion Recent Scholarly Debates Over Concept “Gnosticism” Nature Early Christian Diversity Acknowledging Category Flawed Must Be Reformed David Brakke Argues For A More Careful Approach To Gathering Evidence Ancient Known As School Thought He Shows Myth Ritual Addressed Basic Human Concerns About Alienation Meaning Offered Message Salvation Jesus Provided Way People Regain Knowledge God Ultimate Source Their Being Rather Than Depicting Gnostics Heretics Or Losers Fight Define Participated Ongoing Reinvention Which Other Christians Not Only Ideas But Also Adapted Transformed Them Will Challenge Scholars Think News Ways Provides Accessible Introduction Fellow Σελίδες: 180 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0903 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm