Pre-Christian Gnosticism: A Survey of the Proposed Evidences
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592443966 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Edwin M. Yamauchi (Ph.D., Brandeis University) is professor of history emeritus at Miami University, Ohio. . He is the author or editor of numerous books, including "Africa and hte Bible, Persia and the Bible, Greece and Babylon, The Archaeology of New Testament Cities in Asia Minor, Harper's World of the New Testament, " and "Africa and Africans in Antiquity". A co-edited work, "Peoples of the Old Testament World, " won a Biblical Archaeological Society Award
"Important, balanced, and brilliant." according to Jeri. Yamauchi's book "Pre-Christian Gnosticism" is a survey of all the different scholars who argued that early Christianity borrowed, or was influenced by, the Gnostics.Could any scholar be more balanced? Yamouchi is simply wonderful in his careful discussion of all the evidence. Without exception, he is fair to each scholar's opinion.Indeed, he scarcely gives his opinion until the last few chapters. Then, after a careful weighing of the various arguments, he finds:"An impressive array of scholars both in the past and in more recent times have come to the conclus. A comprehensive and stunning study For years it has been postulated that Gnosticism comes from Judaism and Christian Gnosticism is derived from the former. Yamauchi takes a comprehensive study and shows that this hypothesis should be checked with analysis other than the mere study of documents.
. A co-edited work, "Peoples of the Old Testament World, " won a Biblical Archaeological Society Award. Edwin M. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including "Africa and hte Bible, Persia and the Bible, Greece and Babylon, The Archaeology of New Testament Cities in Asia Minor, Harper's World of the New Testament, " and "Africa and Africans in Antiquity". Yamauchi (Ph.D., Brandeis University) is professor of history emeritus at Miami University, Ohio