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Gnostic Ethics and Mandaean Origins /

Yamauchi, Edwin M.

Gnostic Ethics and Mandaean Origins / Edwin M. Yamauchi. - 1 online resource (0 p.)

Frontmatter -- FOREWARD -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER I. THE MANDAIC GNOSTIC TEXTS -- CHAPTER II. THE COPTIC GNOSTIC TEXTS -- CHAPTER III. MANDAIC-COPTIC PARALLELS -- CHAPTER IV. GNOSTIC ETHICS -- CHAPTER V. MANDAEAN ETHICS -- CHAPTER VI. MANDAIC-COPTIC CONTRASTS -- CHAPTER VII. THE QUESTION OF JEWISH ORIGINS -- CHAPTER VIII. SOURCES AND SUGGESTIONS -- POSTSCRIPTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY

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In opposition to other leading scholars of the Mandaeans, Yamauchi concludes that the Mandaeans could not have originated before the second century CE. He notes their distinguishing characterisitcs from other Gnostic groups.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781463209476

10.31826/9781463209476 doi


Gnosticism.
NON-CLASSIFIABLE.

BT1390 / .Y363 2004

299.932