As below, So Above Apocalypticism, Gnosticism and the Scribes of Qumran and Nag Hammadi |
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| Author:
| Fairen, Glen J. |
| Series title: | Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4632-1537-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press, LLC
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $133.00 |
Book Description:
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Questioning the scholarly assumptions regarding the "heretical" Nag Hammadi Library and the "apocalyptic" Dead Sea Scrolls, Fairen argues that they were not diametrically opposed, but represent a scribal reconfiguration of an Enochic worldview as a critique of foreign rule.
Questioning the scholarly assumptions regarding the "heretical" Nag Hammadi Library and the "apocalyptic" Dead Sea Scrolls, Fairen argues that they were not diametrically opposed, but represent a scribal reconfiguration of an Enochic worldview as a critique of foreign rule.