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17 produkter
Gnostic Scriptures
Av Bentley Layton, David Brakke
Häftad, 2021
447 kr
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A collection of extra-biblical scriptures written by the gnostics, updated with three ancient texts including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas“The one indispensable book for the understanding of Gnosis and Gnosticism.”—Harold BloomThis definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures …
Gnostics
Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity
Av David Brakke
Häftad, 2012
221 kr
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Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept of “Gnosticism” and the nature of early Christian …
Gospel of Judas
A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
Av David Brakke
Inbunden, 2022
588 kr
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A new translation and commentary on the extracanonical Coptic text that describes Judas’ special status among Jesus’ disciples Since its publication in 2006, The Gospel of Judas has generated remarkable interest and debate among scholars and general readers alike. In this Coptic text from the …
Religion and the Self in Antiquity
Av David Brakke, Michael L Satlow m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
314 kr
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Many recent studies have argued that the self is a modern invention, a concept developed in the last three centuries. Religion and the Self in Antiquity challenges that idea by presenting a series of studies that explore the origins, formation, and limits of the self within the religions of the …
Reading in Christian Communities
Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church
Av Charles A. Bobertz, David Brakke
Inbunden, 2002
1767 kr
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Written to honour and extend the work of Rowan A. Greer, Walter H. Gray Professor Emeritus of Anglican Studies at Yale University Divinity School, these essays explore the connections between textual interpretation and the formation of religious identity within ancient scripture.
Reading in Christian Communities
Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church
Av Charles A. Bobertz, David Brakke
Häftad, 2002
527 kr
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Written to honour and extend the work of Rowan A. Greer, Walter H. Gray Professor Emeritus of Anglican Studies at Yale University Divinity School, these essays explore the connections between textual interpretation and the formation of religious identity within ancient scripture.
Demons and the Making of the Monk
Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity
Av David Brakke
Inbunden, 2006
816 kr
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Demons--whether in embodied form or as inward temptation--make vivid appearances in early Christian monastic literature. In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk as a holy and …
Athanasius and Asceticism
Av David Brakke
Häftad, 1999
479 kr
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It is often assumed that early Christian asceticism drew its followers completely away from worldly concerns into the realm of pure spirituality. But the life and thought of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (AD 328-73), shows just how worldly-and deeply political-ascetic theology could be. David …
Selected Discourses of Shenoute the Great
Community, Theology, and Social Conflict in Late Antique Egypt
Av David Brakke
Inbunden, 2015
1013 kr
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Shenoute the Great (c.347-465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Coptic in history. For approximately eight decades, Shenoute led a federation of three monasteries and emerged as a Christian leader. His public sermons …
Selected Discourses of Shenoute the Great
Community, Theology, and Social Conflict in Late Antique Egypt
Av David Brakke
Häftad, 2019
569 kr
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Shenoute the Great (c.347-465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Coptic in history. For approximately eight decades, Shenoute led a federation of three monasteries and emerged as a Christian leader. His public sermons …
Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity
Av David Brakke, Deborah Deliyannis
Häftad, 2016
951 kr
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Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders - the borders of empires, of social classes, of public and private spaces, of literary genres, of linguistic communities, and of the modern …
Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity
Av Deborah Deliyannis, David Brakke
E-bok, 2016
1255 kr
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Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders - the borders of empires, of social classes, of public and private spaces, of literary genres, of linguistic communities, and of the modern …
Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity
Av Deborah Deliyannis, David Brakke
E-bok, 2016
1255 kr
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Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders - the borders of empires, of social classes, of public and private spaces, of literary genres, of linguistic communities, and of the modern …
Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity
Av David Brakke, Deborah Deliyannis
Inbunden, 2012
2825 kr
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Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders - the borders of empires, of social classes, of public and private spaces, of literary genres, of linguistic communities, and of the modern …
Festal Letters of Athanasius of Alexandria, with the Festal Index and the Historia Acephala
Av David Brakke, David M. Gwynn
Inbunden, 2023
2087 kr
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Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-373) is one of the great personalities of late-antique Christianity, and he is well-known to theologians and historians alike as a champion of orthodoxy against the ‘Arian’ heresy and a proponent of the ascetic life. His Festal Letters, written annually to …
Festal Letters of Athanasius of Alexandria, with the Festal Index and the Historia Acephala
Av David Brakke, David M. Gwynn
Häftad, 2024
666 kr
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Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-373) is one of the great personalities of late-antique Christianity, and he is well-known to theologians and historians alike as a champion of orthodoxy against the ‘Arian’ heresy and a proponent of the ascetic life. His Festal Letters, written annually to …
Invention, Rewriting, Usurpation
Discursive Fights over Religious Traditions in Antiquity
Av Jörg Ulrich, Anders-Christian Jacobsen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
915 kr
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This volume assembles written versions of lectures presented and discussed at the conference «Invention, Rewriting, Usurpation – Discursive Fights Over Religious Traditions In Antiquity» held at Aarhus and Ebeltoft in Denmark in the spring of 2010. Most of the religious texts studied in the …
