The Valentinian Temple

The Valentinian Temple
Author: Matthew Twigg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2022-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1000568687

Is the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul a Valentinian text? Many would say no, few would say yes. The Valentinian Temple brings together all the available evidence to produce a systematic argument in favour of the Apocalypse of Paul’s Valentinian origins. From Valentinus himself to the Gospel of Truth and the Gospel of Philip, this book traces one of the most neglected trajectories in Valentinian Christianity, namely the pursuit of mystical experiences oriented around a heavenly temple. Starting with the divine Name in the fragments of Valentinus, the development of a high-priestly Christology is uncovered across a range of primary sources, culminating in the Gospel of Philip’s temple-based rituals of initiation. The Valentinian Temple argues that it is against this intellectual background that the Apocalypse of Paul ought to be understood. This book will be of interest to experts and students in Gnosticism, Valentinianism, early Christianity, Coptic and biblical literature, and Pauline studies.

The Spiritual Seed

The Spiritual Seed
Author: Einar Thomassen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004148027

This book is the first comprehensive study of the doctrines and history of "Valentinianism," making full use of the documents from Nag Hammadi as well as the reports of the Church Fathers.

The Valentinian Temple

The Valentinian Temple
Author: Matthew Twigg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2022
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781003260912

Is the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Paul a Valentinian text? Many would say no, few would say yes. The Valentinian Temple brings together all the available evidence to produce a systematic argument in favour of the Apocalypse of Paul's Valentinian origins. From Valentinus himself to the Gospel of Truth and the Gospel of Philip, this book traces one of the most neglected trajectories in Valentinian Christianity, namely the pursuit of mystical experiences oriented around a heavenly temple. Starting with the divine Name in the fragments of Valentinus, the development of a high-priestly Christology is uncovered across a range of primary sources, culminating in the Gospel of Philip's temple-based rituals of initiation. The Valentinian Temple argues that it is against this intellectual background that the Apocalypse of Paul ought to be understood. This book will be of interest to experts and students in Gnosticism, Valentinianism, early Christianity, Coptic and biblical literature, and Pauline studies.

Crossing the Temple

Crossing the Temple
Author: Archbishop Joseph Pamplany
Publisher: Alpha Publications
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2020-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

This study is intended to unearth the salient Jewish features of AM which is the most ancient form of the anaphora still in use.

The Crucified Book

The Crucified Book
Author: Anne Starr Kreps
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0812298489

In The Crucified Book, Anne Kreps shows how the Gospel of Truth, a second-century text associated with the Christian Platonist Valentinus, and its ideas about the nature of authoritative writing engaged with Greco-Roman culture and cohered with Jewish and Christian ideas about books in antiquity.

The Jewish Roots of Christological Monotheism

The Jewish Roots of Christological Monotheism
Author: Carey C. Newman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004113619

This volume investigates the Jewish cultural matrix that gave rise to the veneration of Jesus in the early Christianity. Specifically, this study examines Christian origins, the context of Jewish monotheism, Jewish divine mediator figures and the Christian practice of worshipping Jesus.

Who Killed Apollo and Julian Augustus?

Who Killed Apollo and Julian Augustus?
Author: Reynold Spector
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2006-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1430303840

Who killed him? That is the question. Julian Augustus, Roman Emperor from 361-363 A. D., initiated reform of the Roman bureaucracy and state religion immediately on assuming office. After dismissing many civil servants, he eliminated Christianity as the state religion, reversing the policy of his two immediate predecessors. Instead, Julian proposed that all religions flourish freely. In parallel to his reforms, Julian attempted to destroy the Persian Empire after centuries of unsuccessful Roman efforts. This novel recounts Julian's reign through the eyes of Oribasius, Julian's trusted physician. At the climax of Julian's successful campaign in Persia, he was assassinated. Who killed Julian? Was it the same conspirators who silenced Apollo's Oracle at Delphi? Was it the Christian hierarchy, angry Roman military officers, laid-off eunuchs, humbled Persians, disaffected Jews, or unemployed Christian educators? They were all affected by Julian and had motive, means and opportunity.

At the Temple Gates

At the Temple Gates
Author: Heidi Wendt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2016
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0190267143

Integrates Jewish/Judean and Christian experts into a wider and more diverse class of religious activity Argues that certain Christian forms of religion first took shape within a class of freelance experts.