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Simon of Samaria and the Simonians

contours of an early Christian movement

by M. David Litwa

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

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Translations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Great Declaration -- Chapter 2: The Concept of Our Great Power -- Chapter 3: The Acts of the Apostles -- Interlude: Simon as Cipher -- Chapter 4: Justin Martyr -- Chapter 5: Irenaeus -- Chapter 6: Tertullian -- Chapter 7: The Refutator -- Chapter 8: Origen of Alexandria -- Chapter 9: Eusebius of Caesarea -- Chapter 10: Epiphanius, Pseudo-Tertullian, and Filaster -- Chapter 11: The Acts of Peter -- Chapter 12: The Pseudo-Clementine Homilies -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Reconstruction of The Great Declaration -- Appendix 2: Translation of The Concept of Our Great Power -- Bibliography -- Index. "A reliable historical description of the earliest recoverable Simonian Christian theology and practice"--

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity.

  • Controlled discovery queries from k10plus matched “Gnosis”. Retained metadata contains “Gnosis” in the subject metadata and “Gnosticism” in the subject metadata.

    • Gnosis· via K10plus Union Catalog
    • Gnosis· in subject
    • Gnosticism· in subject

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contours of an early Christian movement

K10plus union-catalog record

[xi], 212 Seiten; Illustration; Includes bibliographical references

2024T&T ClarkEnglish
  • 9780567712950
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Contours of an Early Christian Movement

1st ed

1 online resource (225 pages); Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources

2024Bloomsbury Publishing PlcEnglish
  • 9780567712967
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