{"product_id":"cosmology-and-fate-in-gnosticism-and-graeco-roman-antiquity-under-pitiless-skies-9789004245488","title":"Cosmology and Fate in Gnosticism and Graeco-Roman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Cosmology and Fate in Gnosticism and Graeco-Roman Antiquity, Nicola Denzey Lewis dismisses Hans Jonas' mischaracterization of second-century Gnosticism as a philosophically-oriented religious movement built on the perception of the cosmos as negative or enslaving. A focused study on the concept of astrological fate in “Gnostic” writings including the Apocryphon of John, the recently-discovered Gospel of Judas, Trimorphic Protennoia, and the Pistis Sophia, this book reexamines their language of “enslavement to fate (Gk: heimarmene)” from its origins in Greek Stoicism, its deployment by the apostle Paul, to its later use by a variety of second-century intellectuals (both Christian and non-Christian). Denzey Lewis thus offers an informed and revisionist conceptual map of the ancient cosmos, its influence, and all those who claimed to be free of its potentially pernicious effects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"focused study that seeks to rebut the characterisation of second-century Gnosticism as a religious philosophy that apprehends the universe as an enslaving force. [...] a rich study, which offers a new way of thinking about the concept of face in Gnostic texts. ...it promises to be a valuable and provocative contribution.\" – Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, in: The Expository Times 126\/2 (2014) \"...concise and convincing, [...] the book is clearly-argued [...]. Its critical engagement with the research of the old school dispels scholarly myths and provides a new starting point for debate about how we are to understand the problems of fate, providence, and salvation in late ancient religious life.[...] worthwhile reading not just for students of Gnostic and Hermetic literature, but the New Testament, early Christian studies, and religion in the later Roman Empire as well.\" – Dylan Burns, Leipzig University, in: Numen 61 (2014) \"...excellent overview of the primary sources whilst producing numerous thought-provoking arguments [...] It is a useful book for anyone interested in second-century thought patterns and is suitable for a wide audience with a range of interests.\" – Sarah Parkhouse, Durham University, in: Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies (RBECS.org)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Were the Gnostics Cosmic Pessimists?  2. Nag Hammadi and the Providential Cosmos  3. This Body of Death: Cosmic Malevolence and Enslavement to Sin in Pauline Exegesis  4. Heimarmene at Nag Hammadi: The Apocryphon of John and On the Origin of the World  5. Middle Platonism, Heimarmene, and the Corpus Hermeticum  6. Ways Out I: Interventions of the Savior God  7. Ways Out II: Baptism and Cosmic Freedom  8. Astral Determinism in the Gospel of Judas  9. Conclusions, and a New Way Forward","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51586054619479,"sku":"9789004245488","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cosmology-and-fate-in-gnosticism-and-graeco-roman-antiquity-under-pitiless-skies-9789004245488","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}