GNOSTICISM and the NEW TESTAMENT

In this helpful survey Pheme Perkins addresses:

The origins of Gnosticism

The search for pre-Christian Gnosticism

Gnosticism and Judaism

Gnostic materials and the sayings of Jesus

Gnosis and the Pauline tradition

Redeemer myths and New Testament hymns

Gnostic understandings of Jesus as heavenly revealer

The place of women in gnostic sects

Author: Pheme Perkins
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 12/01/1993
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780800628017

About the Author
Perkins, Pheme: -

Pheme Perkins is Professor of New Testament at Boston College and author of numerous books She also is past president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America.

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