{"product_id":"the-naassenes-9781032587516","title":"The Naassenes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers an accessible investigation of the Naassene discourse embedded in the anonymous \u003ci\u003eRefutation of All Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e (completed about 222 CE), in order to understand the theology and ritual life of the Naassene Christian movement in the late second and early third centuries CE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work provides basic data on the date, genre, and provenance of the Naassene discourse as summarized by the author of the \u003ci\u003eRefutation \u003c\/i\u003e(or Refutator). It also offers an analysis of the Refutator's sources and working methods, an analysis which allows for a full reconstruction of the original Naassene discourse. The book then turns to major aspects of Naassene Christianity: its intense engagement with Hellenic myth and mysteries, its biblical sources, its cosmopolitan hermeneutics, its snake symbology, as well as its distinctive approach to baptism, hymns, and celibacy. A concluding chapter outlines all we can securely reconstruct about the Naassene Christian movement in terms o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Uncovering a Mysterious Manuscript; 1. Translation of the Naassene Report; 2. A Method to the Madness; 3. A Reconstruction of the Original Discourse; 4. God and Humanity; 5. Jesus and Salvation; 6. Jesus as Attis; 7. The Truth of Hellenic Mythology; 8. The Preacher’s Library; 9. How to Read Like a Naassene; 10. The Symbol of the Snake; 11. Going to Church with the Naassenes; 12. The Hymns They Sung; 13. How to Walk Like a Naassene; Conclusion: A Profile of the Preacher and His Group.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019129651543,"sku":"9781032587516","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032587516.jpg?v=1750779399","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-naassenes-9781032587516","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}