Four revealing Christian texts founded in 1945 in Egypt which provide invaluable information about the character of the early Church and the Gnostic Christians within the Church.
The best and most readable one-volume introduction available to the Sayings Gospel Q and the Gospel of Thomas-the very earliest collections of the sayings and parables of Jesus. The Q-Thomas Reader includes new translations, lucid commentary by leading scholars, suggested readings and a comprehensive glossary. This is essential reading for anyone ...
A new translation of previously unknown or little-known sayings of Jesus, drawn from a rich array of ancient sources. Meyer, a professor of religion at Chapman University, is a leading authority on Gnostic and early Christian texts.
This title offers a fresh look at the so-called secret gospels that have played a major and controversial part in the study of the historical Jesus and that present two distinctive proclamations of the good news of Jesus. Meyer looks at these revolutionary texts, covering topics ranging from gender and infancy stories to discipleship and the ...
Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished ...
This volume contains a series of essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are written by scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptology. Throughout the book the essays ...
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Wire, Antoinette; John S. Lown, Burton L. Mack & J. Paul Sampley; Dennis Ronald Macdonald, Marvin W. Meyer, Susan Maeie...
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