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This book challenges the popular use of âValentinianâ to describe a Christian school of thought in the second century CE by analysing documents ascribed to âValentiniansâ by early Christian Apologists, and more recently by modern scholars after the discovery of codices near Nag Hammadi in Egypt.

To this end, Ashwin-Siejkowski highlights the great diversity of views among Christian theologians associated with the label âValentinianâ, demonstrating their attachment to the Scriptures and Apostolic traditions as well as their dialogue with Graeco-Roman philosophies of their time. Among the various themes explored are âmythâ and its role in early Christian theology, the familiarity of the Gospel of Truth with Alexandrian exegetical tradition, Ptolemyâs didactic in his letter to Flora, the image of the Saviour in the Interpretation of Knowledge, reception of the Johannine motifs in Heracleonâs commentary and the Tripartite Tractate, salvation in the Excerpts

Valentinusâ Legacy and Polyphony of Voices

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 10 September 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032019413
      978-1032019413
      ISBN-10 1032019417
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book challenges the popular use of âValentinianâ to describe a Christian school of thought in the second century CE by analysing documents ascribed to âValentiniansâ by early Christian Apologists, and more recently by modern scholars after the discovery of codices near Nag Hammadi in Egypt.

      To this end, Ashwin-Siejkowski highlights the great diversity of views among Christian theologians associated with the label âValentinianâ, demonstrating their attachment to the Scriptures and Apostolic traditions as well as their dialogue with Graeco-Roman philosophies of their time. Among the various themes explored are âmythâ and its role in early Christian theology, the familiarity of the Gospel of Truth with Alexandrian exegetical tradition, Ptolemyâs didactic in his letter to Flora, the image of the Saviour in the Interpretation of Knowledge, reception of the Johannine motifs in Heracleonâs commentary and the Tripartite Tractate, salvation in the Excerpts

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