Examines the defeminization which accompanies the Christianization appearing within the body of the eight gnostic texts which represent the Nag Hammadi documents. Traces the decline in the symbolic prestige of personified feminine Sophia (wisdom) from the pre-Christian documents to later Christianized and Christian works. Also includes critical translations of On the Origin of the World and The Thunder by Richard L. Arthur.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum:1984-08-20
Mått:143 x 223 x 22 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819141712
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Rose Harmon Arthur is Professor at the Wenatchee School of Theology.
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Unlike her sources' prose, A.'s is clear and comprehensible and contains little unnecessary scholarly jargon. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Unlike her sources' prose, A.'s is clear and comprehensible and contains little unnecessary scholarly jargon. Catholic Biblical Quarterly
