Paradise Reconsidered in Gnostic Mythmaking
Author | : Tuomas Rasimus |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2009-10-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047426707 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047426703 |
Rating | : 4/5 (703 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paradise Reconsidered in Gnostic Mythmaking written by Tuomas Rasimus and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the mythology in and social reality behind a group of texts rewriting Genesis, to which certain leaders of the early church occasionally attached the label ‘Ophite,’ this book offers a new understanding of Sethianism and the origins of Gnosticism.