Broschiertes Buch

The Secret Book of John

The Gnostic Gospels-Annotated & Explained

Beschreibung

Now you can experience and understand this foundational teaching even if you have no previous knowledge of Gnosticism. This SkyLight Illuminations edition presents the most important and valued book in Gnostic religion with insightful yet unobtrusive commentary.

Autor

Stevan Davies is professor of religious studies at Misericordia University and has studied the non-canonical gospels and acts for over thirty years. Among his books are The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated and Explained, The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel-Annotated and Explained (both SkyLight Paths) and The Revolt of the Widows: The Social World of the Apocryphal Acts. He has also published books about the canonical Christian scriptures including New Testament Fundamentals and Jesus the Healer: Possession, Trance and the Origins of Christianity. His website (http: //users.misericordia.edu/davies/thomas/Thomas.html) is a leading Internet resource on the Gospel of Thomas.

Produktdetails

• Skylight Illuminations
• Verlag: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 256g
• ISBN-13: 9781594730825
• ISBN-10: 1594730822
• Artikelnr.: 21331859