Cosmology and fate in gnosticism and Graeco-Roman antiquity under pitiless skies / by Nicola Denzey Lewis.
| Author/creator | Denzey Lewis, Nicola, 1966- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013. |
| Description | xiii, 206 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; volume 81 |
| Contents | Were the gnostics cosmic pessimists? -- Nag Hammadi and the providential cosmos -- "This body of death" : cosmic malevolence and enslavement to sin in Pauline exegesis -- Heimarmene at Nag Hammadi : the Apocryphon of John and On the origin of the world -- Middle platonism, Heimarmene, and the Corpus Hermeticum -- Ways out I : interventions of the savior god -- Ways out II : baptism and cosmic freedom : a new genisis -- Astral "determinism" in the Gospel of Judas -- Conclusions, and a new way forward. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012048689 |
| ISBN | 9789004245488 (hardback : alkaline paper) |