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by: Kurt Rudolph See Larger Image List Price: $23.95 Our Price: $17.96 You Save: $5.99 (25%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $4.03 Collectible Price: $23.95 Third Party New Price: $12.89 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 299.932 EAN: 9780060670184 ISBN: 0060670185 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: May 06, 1987 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: May 06, 1987 Sales Rank: 269136 Studio: HarperOne Related Items: The Gnostic Religion The Gnostic Gospels The Nag Hammadi Library What Is Gnosticism? Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions And Literature see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Presents a readable and appealing introduction to what otherwise might seem an inaccessible religion of late antiquity. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Overly complex I am not overly involved in religious studies and I do not know TOO much about Christian history. All I have is a college course on the Torah, a college course on the New Testament and a complete reading of the New Testament. I was just looking for a basic introduction to Gnostic belief and pseudo-Christian philosophy but this went way over my head and wasn't what I was looking for at all. I really don't care about the history of Gnostic belief nor the politics of it nor the problems ... Read More Rating: - A Great Alternatives in Speculating at the Whole Scheme of Things "Gnosis is one of the great alternatives in looking at the whole scheme of things and our place in it ... The very fact that the Gnostics probably were the first who saw the theme of the stranger in the world. That makes them, the Gnostics, a world historical event." Hans Jonas Prologue to a Commentary: Gazing at the title, while I was checking my comments on "The Nature and History of Gnosticism," shortly after the train left Charlotte to Raleigh, NC, the ... Read More Rating: - Gnosticism 101 If your passion is Gnosticism than this book is for you. One you would keep in your library. Very complete. I wish I owned the hard cover. This book will orient you to Gnosticism complete. I recommend reading this book BEFORE you read the Nag Hammadi Library. Not a book for everybody simply because you may not want to go into this much detail on the subject. After reading this book I can read more detailed Gnostic scriptures and have a much better understanding of what it is I am reading. This ... Read More Rating: - to Heady This book may be helpful to some, not me. It all seemed to be to heady, if that is a word, and I didn't feel the urge to go past the first page. As I said maybe for some, not for me. Rating: - A "Must Have" for Modern Gnostics GNOSIS: The Nature & History of Gnosticism by Kurt Rudolph is one of the ultimate resources on the subject of gnosis. A scholar of the very finest caliber, Rudolph meticulously explores the earliest origins of a loosely connected spiritual movement that can be historically traced back to at least the year One Common Era. Within this context the author alludes to the fact that Pagans, not just Christians, were associated to the Gnostic view of a universe under the domination of the Demiurge (Satan or ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Ancient - History - Subjects - Books - General Ancient - History - Subjects - Books - General AAS Church History - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Gnosticism Reference - Christianity - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Archaeology Religious Studies - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - History