| Description |
xx, 355 p., 20 p. of plates : ill. |
| Series |
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; v. 68 |
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Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 68.
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| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Helsinki and Universite Laval, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Introduction. Rethinking Sethianism -- pt. II. Myth and innovation. The serpent -- The creator and the Archons -- Sophia, Eve and gnosis -- Adam and Christ -- The pillars of Seth : Sethianization of Ophite and Barbeloite myths -- pt. III. Ritual. Evidence for Ophite snake worship -- Anathema Iesous : Origen on the Ophite cursing of Jesus -- The Ophite seal, Sethian baptism and the Johannine prologue. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Sethians.
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Ophites.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004173231 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9004173234 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9789047426707 (electronic bk.) |
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