Neoplatonism and Gnosticism

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Rich T. Wallis, Jay Bregman
State University of New York Press, 7 jul 1992 - 544 pagina's
In recent decades our view of Gnosticism has been revolutionized by the discovery of a Coptic Gnostic library at Nag-Hammadi, Egypt. Currently, Gnosticism is seen as a phenomenon extending far beyond Christianity and displaying a strong Platonic influence. The opposition between the two systems was certainly not as sharp as Plotinus claimed. Where, why, and how the ideological lines were drawn is discussed in the light of the new historical evidence.
 

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Platonic Gnostic and Christian
33
The Second God in Gnosticism and Plotinuss AntiGnostic
55
Synesius the Hermetica and Gnosis
85
Theological Doctrines of the Latin Asclepius
97
A Comparative Study
99
Stephen Gersh
129
Negative Theology in Gnosticism and Neoplatonism
167
The Platonism of the Tripartite Tractate NH I
187
Theurgic Tendencies in Gnosticism and Iamblichuss
253
Beauty Number and Loss of Order in the Gnostic Cosmos
277
Theories of Procession in Plotinus and the Gnostics
297
A Christian
337
Le Nombre et son Ombre Résumé
351
Questions on Self
381
The Platonizing Sethian Texts
425
Soul and Nous in Plotinus Numenius and Gnosticism
461

The Noetic Triad in Plotinus Marius Victorinus
207
The Myth of Eros and Psyche
223
The Name of the Father is the Son Gospel of Truth
239
Higher Providence Lower Providences and Fate
483
Index
509
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Richard T. Wallis was Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma. Jay Bregman is Professor of History at the University of Maine, Orono.

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