Apocalypse of the alien god: platonism and the exile of sethian gnosticism
Auteur :
Burns, Dylan M.
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780812245790
Date de publication :
19 févr. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Apocalypse of the Alien God shows that the fundamental break between the Platonic tradition and Judeo-Christianity began when the mystic Plotinus rejected the teachings of the Sethians, an influential group of Gnostics who operated at the intersection of Hellenic, Jewish, and Christian thought.