The Rediscovery of Gnosticism: Proceedings of the International Conference on Gnosticism, Vol. 2 (Numen Book Series) [Hardcover]

Bentley Layton (Editor)

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Hardcover: 882 pages
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (August 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9004061789
ISBN-13: 978-9004061781
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Rediscovery of Gnosticism Volume II, November 8, 2009

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This review is from: The Rediscovery of Gnosticism: Proceedings of the International Conference on Gnosticism, Vol. 2 (Numen Book Series) (Hardcover)

This second volume includes papers submitted during a seminar on Sethian Gnosticism. Volume one, about Valentinian Gnosticism, is out of print and hard to find. In any event, readers will especially welcome the detail in which the discussion of each of the seminar papers have been reported. Much of the discussion - conducted largely by specialists deeply involved in the study of Gnosticism - goes beyond the substance of the papers into more general, and sometimes even more significant, questions of method and perspective and avenues of future research.

Layton has also written what many consider the definitive introduction to the Gnostic Gospels: The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library).

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5.0 out of 5 stars SETHIANS, January 30, 2006

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This review is from: The Rediscovery of Gnosticism: Proceedings of the International Conference on Gnosticism, Vol. 2 (Numen Book Series) (Hardcover)

This book is part of a two-volume set of scholarly research by professor Layton. It deals with Sethian Gnosticism.
It is one of the best studies on the Sethians and their cosmovision. Absolutely worth reading.

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