The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity

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9780674066038
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674066030
ISBN-13
9780674066038
eBay Product ID (ePID)
122237295

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gnostics : Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christian Church / History, Christianity / History, Ancient, Gnosticism
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Religion
Author
David Brakke
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.4 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Dewey Edition
22
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Not since Elaine Pagels's ground-breaking and best-selling The Gnostic Gospels (1979) has there been a work that communicates so clearly the content and significance of the "Gnostics" for our understanding of early Christian history. The public and the academy need The Gnostics ., Perhaps the finest aspect of this book is the way that Brakke successfully nuances the conflict models of early Christian history that remain current in most introductory texts. Rather than merely keying students to the varieties of early Christianity, Brakke introduces beginners to a more open narrative that has emerged recently. This model focuses on the agonistic production of orthodox and heterodox identities through processes of textual production, interpretation, ritual, and so forth. Brakke accomplishes this through a style that is lucid without falling into oversimplification., Brakke has a growing reputation for his studies on the history and literature of ancient Christianity, and he moves easily among the sources, making good sense of the sometimes scanty evidence... The Gnostics is a book to be warmly commended to those who have an interest in the development of Christianity.
Dewey Decimal
273/.1
Synopsis
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 diversity. Acknowledging that the category "Gnosticism" is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke argues for a more careful approach to gathering evidence for the ancient Christian movement known as the Gnostic school of thought. He shows how Gnostic myth and ritual addressed basic human concerns about alienation and meaning, offered a message of salvation in Jesus, and provided a way for people to regain knowledge of God, the ultimate source of their being. Rather than depicting the Gnostics as heretics or as the losers in the fight to define Christianity, Brakke argues that the Gnostics participated in an ongoing reinvention of Christianity, in which other Christians not only rejected their ideas but also adapted and transformed them. This book will challenge scholars to think in news ways, but it also provides an accessible introduction to the Gnostics and their fellow early Christians.
LC Classification Number
BT1390.B69 2012

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