Valentinian ethics and paraenetic discourse : determining the social function of moral exhortation in Valentinian Christianity /
Offering a fresh assessment of the presence and function of paraenesis within Valentinianism, this book places Valentinian moral exhortation within the context of early Christian moral discourse. Like other early Christians, Valentinians were not only interested in ethics, but used moral exhortation...
المؤلف الرئيسي:
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
سلاسل:
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies
67.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004222724.
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: BT1475 .T58 2009
| الملخص: | Offering a fresh assessment of the presence and function of paraenesis within Valentinianism, this book places Valentinian moral exhortation within the context of early Christian moral discourse. Like other early Christians, Valentinians were not only interested in ethics, but used moral exhortation to discursively shape social identity. Building on the increasing recognition of ethical and communal concerns reflected in the Nag Hammadi sources, this book advances the discussion by elucidating the social rhetoric within, especially, the Gospel of Truth and the Interpretation of Knowledge . The social function of paraenesis is to persuade an audience through social re-presentation. The authors of these texts discursively position their readers, and themselves, within engaging moments of narrativity. It is hoped that this study will encourage greater integration of research between those working on the Nag Hammadi material and those studying early Christian paraenetic discourse. |
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| وصف المادة: | Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McGill University, 2005. |
| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ردمك: | 9789047428527 |
| وصول: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |