The Gnostic Religion: A Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity
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Title
The Gnostic Religion: A Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity
Creator
Hans Jonas
Publisher
Boston : Beacon Press
Date
1963
Relation
Series: Beacon paperbacks.
Table Of Contents
Introduction: East and West in Hellenism -- The meaning of Gnosis and the extent of the Gnostic movement -- Gnostic imagery and symbolic language -- Simon Magus -- The "Hymn of the Pearl" -- The angels that made the world. The gospel of Marcion -- The Poimandres of Hermes Trismegistus -- The Valentinian speculation -- Creation, world history, and salvation according to Mani -- The cosmos in Greek and Gnostic evaluation -- Virtue and the soul in Greek and Gnostic teaching -- The recent discoveries in the field of Gnosticism -- Epilogue: Gnosticism, Nihilism and Existentialism.
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Hans Jonas , “The Gnostic Religion: A Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity,” Humanities Hub, accessed December 25, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1098.