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Book SynopsisValentinianism: New Studies offers fresh contributions by leading experts on the history of the Valentinian “Gnostic” church, on contested aspects of Valentinian doctrine, and on the use and interpretation of the New Testament by the Valentinians.
Trade Review"Mature reflections of the current state of research into Valentinianism [...] by the leading scholars in the field [...] constitute a reliable and contemporary understanding of the movement [...] A rich and stimulating volume. Each essay contains a wealth of important insights that create a deeper understanding of Valentinianism in its totality. These is no doubt that the essays here will act as a trigger for further research." – Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, in: The Expository Times 131(9) June 2020 “Wer sich mit Valentinianismus beschäftigt, wird an diesem Buch nicht vorbeikommen.” – Clemens Scholten, Universität zu Köln, in: Vigiliae Christianae 76(3) June 2022
Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesX Introduction Christoph Markschies and Einar Thomassen Part 1: Historical Issues 1 The Relative Chronology of the Valentinian Systems Einar Thomassen 2 „Grande Notice“: Einige einleitende Bemerkungen zur Überlieferung des sogenannten Systems der Schüler des Ptolemaeus Gnosticus Christoph Markschies 3 Valentinianer und „Gnostiker“: Zu einer Bemerkung des Irenaeus von Lyon in Adversus haereses 1.11.1 Herbert Schmid 4 The Relationship between the Valentinian and Sethian Sophia Myth Revisited Antti Marjanen 5 Fragments of an Early “Lost” Valentinianism: Irenaeus and the Gnostic Doctrinal Letter of Epiphanius, Panarion 31.5–6 Giuliano Chiapparini 6 Flavia’s Neighborhood: Further Evidence for a Second-Century Christian Group on the Via Latina H. Gregory Snyder 7 Florinus – ein valentinianischer Gnostiker in Rom? Niclas Förster Part 2: Valentinian Doctrine 8 Once Again, the Valentinian Expression “Saved by Nature” Jean-Daniel Dubois 9 The Ethics of Higher and Lower Levels of Salvation in the Excerpts from Theodotus and the Tripartite Tractate Alexander Kocar 10 «Tu as vu le Père, tu deviendras père» (EvPhil NHC II 61,31–32). Comment devient-on père dans l’Évangile selon Philippe? Louis Painchaud 11 1 Apocalypse of James and Valentinians on Martyrdom Karen L. King 12 Der Demiurg und sein Wirken: Die Deutung des Valentinianismus im Vergleich zu der des Platonismus Barbara Aland 13 Plotinus and the Gnostics: the Tripartite Tractate? John D. Turner 14 Überlegungen zum Mythos im Johannesevangelium und bei den Valentinianern des Irenaeus Ansgar Wucherpfennig Part 3: Valentinian Exegesis 15 Valentinians and the Christian Canon Pheme Perkins 16 Valentinian Influence on Irenaeus: Early Allegorization of the New Testament David W. Jorgensen 17 Valentinians Reading John Harold W. Attridge 18 Paul and Valentinian Morality Ismo Dunderberg 19 Participation in the Cross of Christ: Pauline Motifs in the Excerpts from Theodotus Judith L. Kovacs
