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Libra Esoterica

Before Valentinus

the gnostics of Irenaeus

by Einar Thomassen

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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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.

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  • Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity

    Controlled discovery queries from sudoc matched “gnosticisme”. Retained metadata contains “gnostic” in the description and “gnosticisme” in the subject metadata.

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    • “gnostic”· in description
    • “gnosticisme”· in subject

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the gnostics of Irenaeus

SUDOC union-catalog record

1 volume (IX-202 pages); 24 cm; Bibliographie pages [181]-190. Notes bibliographiques. Index

C 2023BrillEnglish
  • 9789004677883
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