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The paraphrase of Shem (NH VII, 1) : introduction, translation, and commentary /
This book presents the first comprehensive interpretation of the Paraphrase of Shem, Codex VII,1 in the Coptic Nag Hammadi Library. The lenghty introduction discusses the literary genre of the treatise, its plan and system, its situation among the Gnostic systems, its provenance and date. The transl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Coptic |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ;
72. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book presents the first comprehensive interpretation of the Paraphrase of Shem, Codex VII,1 in the Coptic Nag Hammadi Library. The lenghty introduction discusses the literary genre of the treatise, its plan and system, its situation among the Gnostic systems, its provenance and date. The translation sets out the text in paragraphs, with headings and subheadings. A short commentary follows the translation. The analysis of the system shows that the author is working from a model of the universe, whose principles have been drawn from Stoicism and Middle Platonism. While dipping into the spri. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 189 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-157) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004185852 9004185852 1282952374 9781282952379 |