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Gnosticism and Christianity in Roman and Coptic Egypt / Birger A. Pearson.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pearson, Birger A. (Birger Albert), 1934-
- Series:
- Studies in antiquity and Christianity
- Studies in antiquity & Christianity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Gnosticism.
- Egypt--Church history.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 302 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : T & T Clark International, [2004]
- Summary:
- This book provides significant insights into the rise of early Christianity in Egypt and its impact on Christianity in Palestine.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Christianity in Egypt
- 1. Current Issues in the Study of Early Christianity in Egypt 11
- 2. Christians and Jews in First-Century Alexandria 82
- 3. Ancient Alexandria in the Acts of Mark 100
- 4. A Coptic Homily On Riches Attributed to St. Peter of Alexandria 114
- 5. Enoch in Egypt 132
- 6. A Coptic Enoch Apocryphon 153
- Part 2 Gnosticism in Egypt
- 7. Gnosticism as a Religion 201
- 8. Gnostic Ritual and Iamblichus's Treatise On the Mysteries of Egypt 224
- 9. Gnostic Iconography 249
- 10. The Figure of Seth in Manichaean Literature 268.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0567026108
- OCLC:
- 53287927
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