Gnosticism and the New TestamentIn 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. |
Contents
The Search for PreChristian Gnosticism | 9 |
Gnosticism and the Jewish Connection | 20 |
Gnostic Influence and the New Testament | 29 |
Reconstructing Gnostic History | 39 |
Sayings and Revelation | 53 |
Gnosis and the Pauline Tradition | 74 |
Redeemer Myths and New Testament Hymns | 93 |
Jesus as Word | 109 |
Discourses of the Revealer | 122 |
Conversion and Asceticism | 145 |
Women Disciples and Worshipers | 164 |
Gnostic and Orthodox | 177 |
Abbreviations | 195 |
Glossary | 234 |
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