Search Results: Religion - Gnostics from Leaf and Stone Books

Lanham, New York, London: University Press of America. Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Softcover. 0819195448 . [xvii], 544 pp. Index, bibliography. Octavo. Glossy orange covers with Greco-Roman sculpture, beige spine, front cover a little sunned, some corner curl. Interior has owner name, we found one ink note in the table of contents, otherwise clean and unmarked. Focuses on the role of udaism (particularly that of Philo) and of Gnosticism as two important forces shaping the response of early Christianity to hellenistic Greco-Roman culture of it's time. Von Harnack's influence is examined and critiques. Also considered are themes brought forward by Irenaeus, Tertullian and Clement of alexandria. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 475 pages .

Leiden; Boston: Brill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004189971 . Xxv, 706 pp followed by 23 pages of colored figure/plates. Index. Bibliography of van Oort. Frontis plate van Oort. Tall octavo. Dark maroon hard covers with image of ancient manuscript, text in white and turquoise. Corners a bit toed-in, some general shelf wear, interior clean and unmarked. Good copy, heavy for international shipping. "This unique collection is divided into 4 sections: 1. Studies in Augustine: Confessions, Sermons, Letters & De Haeresibus; Augustine on Grace & Pluralism; Augustinian "Gnosis": II. Studies in Manichaeism: Origins & Myth; Doctrines & Cult; Diffusion & Art; III. Studies in Manichaeism and Augustine: Doctrines: Polemics & Debates with Manichaean Contemporaries; IV. Studies in "Other Gnosticism": Gnosticism and "apocryphal" texts; sources of pseudo Hippolytus's refutatio; the Gospel of Judas; Modern… Read More