The Gnostic scriptures
by Brakke, David Layton, Bentley
"This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. It provides authoritative translations of ancient texts from Greek, Latin, and Coptic, with introductions, bibliographies, and annotations. The texts are organized to reflect the history of gnosticism in the second through fourth century CE. This second edition provides updates throughout and adds three ne…
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- Full title :The Gnostic scriptures / translated with annotations and introductions by Bentley Layton ; with additions and revisions by David Brakke.
Summary
"This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. It provides authoritative translations of ancient texts from Greek, Latin, and Coptic, with introductions, bibliographies, and annotations. The texts are organized to reflect the history of gnosticism in the second through fourth century CE. This second edition provides updates throughout and adds three new ancient texts, including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas."--
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- Publication Date:©2021
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Yale University Press
- Place of Publication:New Haven
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2021
Notes
Originally published: London: SCM, 1987.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xlvii, 712 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780300255577, 0300255578
- oclc:on1250024236
- LC Classification:BT1390
- Dewey Decimal:299.932
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