Church and Gnosis - A Study of Christian Thought Speculation in Second Century: The

Informationen zum Autor F. Crawford Burkitt (1864-1935) was Norrisian Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge from 1905-35. His other publications include Evangelion da-Mepharreshe (1904), The Gospel History and Its Transmission (1906), and Earliest Sources for the Life of Jesus (1910). He was elected to the British Academy Fellowship in 1905. Klappentext Francis Crawford Burkitt (1864-1935) was a prominent theologian and biblical scholar. Originally published in 1932, this book contains the substance of five lectures delivered by Burkitt during October 1931 at Union Theological Seminary, New York, as the Morse Lectures for that year. Various aspects of the relationship between Church doctrine and Gnostic thought are discussed, providing a highly informative analysis of a complicated topic. Rigorous and thought-provoking, this text will be of value to anyone with an interest in the early development of Christianity and biblical scholarship in general. Zusammenfassung Francis Crawford Burkitt (1864–1935) was a prominent theologian and biblical scholar. Originally published in 1932, this book contains five lectures he delivered the previous year about the relationship between Church doctrine and Gnostic thought. The book appeal to anyone interested in the early development of Christianity and biblical scholarship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Philosophical Gnosticism; 3. Egyptian Gnostic works; 4. The Fourth Gospel: Mandaism and Christianity; 5. The Church and the Old Testament; Index.

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• Authors: F. C. Burkitt, F. Crawford Burkitt, F.c. Burkitt, Burkitt F. C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.01.2012
• EAN: 9781107631380
• ISBN: 978-1-107-63138-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, RELIGION / Gnosticism, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Gnosticism