Secret Book of John - The Gnostic Gospel - Annotated & Explained

Informationen zum 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. Klappentext Provides deeper insight into the understanding that in Gnosticism the distinction between savior and saved ceases to exist-you must save yourself and in doing so save God. Zusammenfassung 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stevan L. Davies
• Con la collaborazione di: Stevan Davies (Traduzione)
• Editore: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2005
• EAN: 9781594730825
• ISBN: 978-1-59473-082-5
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 142 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: SkyLight Illuminations; SkyLight Illuminations
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; Gnosticism