Heralds of That Good Realm : Syro-Mesopotamian Gnosis and Jewish Traditions /

Heralds of That Good Realm : Syro-Mesopotamian Gnosis and Jewish Traditions /

This volume examines the transmission of biblical pseudepigraphic literature and motifs from their largely Jewish cultural contexts in Palestine to developing gnostic milieux of Syria and Mesopotamia, particularly that one lying behind the birth and growth of Manichaeism. It surveys biblical pseudep...

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Main Author: Reeves, John (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1996.

Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; 41.

Subjects:

Cologne Mani codex.
Manichaeism > Iraq.
Manichaeism > Syria.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Patriarchs (Bible)
Syria > Religion.
Iraq > Religion.

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Call Number: BT1410

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • John C. Reeves
  • Preface and Acknowledgments /
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  • Supplemental Abbreviations and Short References /
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  • From Forefathers to Heralds: The Transformation of Biblical Primeval History /
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  • Manichaeism and the Biblical Forefathers /
  • John C. Reeves
  • The Forefathers as Authors in Late Antique and Medieval Near Eastern Religious Traditions /
  • John C. Reeves
  • The CMC Apocalypse Fragments and Jewish Pseudepigrapha /
  • John C. Reeves
  • The Apocalypse of Adam /
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  • The Apocalypse of Sethel /
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  • The Apocalypse of Enosh /
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  • The Apocalypse of Shem /
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  • The Apocalypse of Enoch /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • Reassessing Syro-Mesopotamian Gnosis and Jewish Traditions: Some Concluding Remarks /
  • John C. Reeves
  • Bibliography /
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  • Index of Citations /
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  • Index of Ancient and Medieval Authorities /
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  • Index of Modern Authors /
  • John C. Reeves.