The gnostic religion : the message of the alien God and the beginnings of Christianity /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Beacon paperbackPublication details: Boston, Beacon Press [1963]Edition: 2d ed., revDescription: 355 p. 21 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 273.1
LOC classification:
  • BT1390 .J62 1963
Contents:
Introduction: East and West in Hellenism -- The meaning of Gnosis and the extent of the Gnostic movement -- Gnostic imagery and symbolic language -- Simon Magus -- The "Hymn of the Pearl" -- The angels that made the world. The gospel of Marcion -- The Poimandres of Hermes Trismegistus -- The Valentinian speculation -- Creation, world history, and salvation according to Mani -- The cosmos in Greek and Gnostic evaluation -- Virtue and the soul in Greek and Gnostic teaching -- The recent discoveries in the field of Gnosticism -- Epilogue: Gnosticism, Nihilism and Existentialism.
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Introduction: East and West in Hellenism --
The meaning of Gnosis and the extent of the Gnostic movement --
Gnostic imagery and symbolic language --
Simon Magus --
The "Hymn of the Pearl" --
The angels that made the world. The gospel of Marcion --
The Poimandres of Hermes Trismegistus --
The Valentinian speculation --
Creation, world history, and salvation according to Mani --
The cosmos in Greek and Gnostic evaluation --
Virtue and the soul in Greek and Gnostic teaching --
The recent discoveries in the field of Gnosticism --
Epilogue: Gnosticism, Nihilism and Existentialism.

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