What Is Gnosticism? by Karen L King
How do we account for the disparate ideas, writings, and practices that have been placed under the Gnostic rubric? Kings book is both a thorough and innovative introduction to the twentieth-century study of Gnosticism and a revealing exploration of the concept of heresy as a tool in forming religious identity.
What is Gnosticism? offers an original and persuasive account of how we have come to speak of "gnosticism," and what various people have meant by thatKaren King's important new book transforms our understanding of the origins of Christianity. -- Elaine Pagels, Princeton University
[King's] is the pithiest and fairest overview to date of the subject. -- Robert A. Segal * Times Literary Supplement *
Essential reading for serious students of Christian origins. -- Deirdre Good * Anglican Theological Review *
King's exposure of the confessional prejudices which have shaped the accounts of Gnosticism in Harnack and his successors is a valuable supplement to previous studies which have shown how our modern nomenclature fails to match the ancient sources. Where others have shown how scholarship has gone astray, she sets out to tell us why. -- Mark J. Edwards * Journal of Theological Studies *
[King's] volume offers a carefully considered, well-researched reflection on the state of Gnostic scholarship and a clear call for new approaches. -- Edward Moore * Classical Bulletin *
[King's] is the pithiest and fairest overview to date of the subject. -- Robert A. Segal * Times Literary Supplement *
Essential reading for serious students of Christian origins. -- Deirdre Good * Anglican Theological Review *
King's exposure of the confessional prejudices which have shaped the accounts of Gnosticism in Harnack and his successors is a valuable supplement to previous studies which have shown how our modern nomenclature fails to match the ancient sources. Where others have shown how scholarship has gone astray, she sets out to tell us why. -- Mark J. Edwards * Journal of Theological Studies *
[King's] volume offers a carefully considered, well-researched reflection on the state of Gnostic scholarship and a clear call for new approaches. -- Edward Moore * Classical Bulletin *
Karen L. King is Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674017627 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674017625 |
| Title | What Is Gnosticism? |
| Author | Karen L King |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2005-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Nominated for Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion 2004, Nominated for Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion 2005 |
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