| Description |
544 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Proceedings of a conference held in summer 1991 in Toronto, Ont., sponsored by the Institute for Christian Studies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [513]-527) and index. |
| Contents |
Cosmic and meta-cosmic theology in Greek philosophy and Gnosticism / Abraham P. Bos -- Aristotle and the Jewish God (Response to A.P. Bos) / William E. Arnal -- Gnosticism and early Christianity / Edwin M. Yamauchi -- Yamauchi and pre-Christian Gnosticism (Response to E.M. Yamauchi) / Michel Desjardins -- Adolf von Harnack and the concept of Hellenization / William V. Rowe -- Alexandria or Athens as the essence of Hellenization: a historian responds to a philosopher / Barry W. Henaut -- |
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Creatio ex nihilo in Philo / Albert M. Wolters -- Mastery of the passions: Philo, 4 Maccabees and the earliest Christianity / David C. Aune -- Voice of the serpent: Philo's Epicureanism / A. Peter Booth -- Plight of woman: Philo's blind spot? / Dorothy Sly -- "Praeparatio evangelica" and "spoliatio" motifs as patterns of Hellenistic Judaism in Philo of Alexandria / Daniel N. Jastram -- Muddying the water: metaphors for exegesis / John H. Corbett -- |
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Harnack, Marcion and the argument of antiquity / Daniel H. Williams -- Acts of John: the gnostic transformation of a Christian community / Paul G. Schneider -- Trimorphic Protennoia and the wisdom tradition / Rosemary Halford -- Gnosis, theology and historical method / Schuyler Brown -- Gnosticism and the classical tradition / Scott C. Carroll -- Judaism and Gnosticism / Michel Desjardins -- Nomos empsychos in Philo and Clement of Alexandria / John Martens -- Gnosticism as heresy: the response of Irenaeus / Terrance Tiessen -- Tertullian on Athens and Jerusalem / Wendy E. Helleman -- "Spoils from Egypt," between Jews and Gnostics / Lawrence E. Frizzell -- Clement of Alexandria: instructions on how women should live / M. Eleanor Irwin -- Symbol and science in early Christian gnosis / Padraig O'Cleirigh. |
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Gnosticism -- Congresses.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Congresses.
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Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. -- Congresses.
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Christianity and other religions -- Greek -- Congresses.
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Christianity and culture -- Congresses.
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| Indexed Term |
Christianity Related to Gnosticism |
| Added Author |
Helleman, Wendy E., 1945-
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Institute for Christian Studies.
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| ISBN |
081919543X cloth alkaline paper |
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0819195448 paper alkaline paper |
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