In 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.
#18113643 in Books 1986-12-01Original language:English; ItalianPDF # 1 .23 x 6.14 x 9.68l; .50 #File Name: 900407493752 pages
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