Author | : Andrew Phillip Smith |
File Size | : 40,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Quest Books |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 17 March 2014 |
ISBN | : 9780835630979 |
Pages | : 298 pages |
A Dictionary of Gnosticism by Andrew Phillip Smith Book PDF Summary
A Dictionary of Gnosticism is a scholarly yet accessible guide that covers the people, mythology, movements, scripture, and technical terms related to this pre-Christian Western religion. It contains nearly 1700 entries, from Aachiaram, an angel in the 'Secret Book of John to Zostrianos', a third-century Gnostic text, and is a reliable reference for the Nag Hammadi library and other Gnostic texts. An introduction explains who the Gnostics were and provides a whirlwind tour through the history of this captivating movement.