Before Valentinus : the Gnostics of Irenaeus / by Einar Thomassen.
| Author/creator | Thomassen, Einar author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | ix, 202 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Gnostics of Irenaeus |
| Series | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; volume 106. ^A1136782 |
| Contents | The "Gnostics" of the heresiologists -- The Gnostic Treatise Of Iren. Haer. 1.30 -- The Gnostic Treatise Of Haer. 1.29 -- Trajectories in the early history of gnostic ideas -- Valentinus, Valentinianism and the Gnostics. |
| Abstract | "This book offers the first detailed commentary on the Gnostic treatises reported by Irenaeus in Adversus Haereses 1.29-30. It is argued that these texts represent the earliest tangible layer of the Gnostic literary tradition and served as sources for the Apocryphon of John and other later works. They also formed the starting point for Valentinus and his followers, who sought to reconcile the ideas of the Gnostics with apostolic Christianity. The book also shows that Irenaeus and later heresiologists referred to "the Gnostics" as a specific group among the great mass of heretics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Thomassen, Einar. Before Valentinus Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] 9789004677890 |
| LCCN | 2023022121 |
| ISBN | 9789004677883 |
| ISBN | 9004677887 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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