Gnosis : an introduction

Author(s)

• Markschies, Christoph
• Bowden, John

Bibliographic Information

Gnosis : an introduction

Christoph Markschies ; translated by John Bowden

T&T Clark, 2003

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 133-139

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Defining the term Gnosis and its relationship to Gnosticism, this book indicates why Gnosis may be preferable and sketches out the main problems. It then treats the sources, both those in the church fathers and heresiologists, and the more recent Nag Hammadi finds. It goes on to discuss early forms of Gnosis in antiquity, Jewish and Christian (New Testament) and the early Gnostics; the main representatives of Gnosis, especially Valentinus and Marcion; Manichaeism as the culmination and end-point of Gnosis; ancient communities of Gnostics; and finally Gnosis in antiquity and the present.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Definition of Gnosis, its relationship to 'Gnosticism'.
• Chapter II: The sources, ancient authors (from irenaeus to Epiphanius), heresologists (Justin and Tertullian), Gnostic original text (the Nag Hammadi material) and non-'Gnostic' texts (the Hermetic Writings and the Hekhalot literature).
• Chapter III: Early forms of 'Gnosis' in antiquity: Jewish, New Testament, and early representatives (Simon Magus and Basilides).
• Chapter IV: Marcion and the Marcionites, Valentinus and Valentinians and the 'Barbelo Gnostics'.
• Chapter V: Manichaeism as the culmination and end-point of Gnosis.
• Chapter VI: Ancient communities of 'Gnostics'.
• Chapter VII: 'Gnosis' in antiquity and the present.
• Index

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Details

• NCID: BA71872045
• ISBN:
  • 0567089452
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 145 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 299.932
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gnosticism