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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 229.92
EAN: 9781592573882
ISBN: 1592573886
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: September 06, 2005
Publisher: Alpha
Sales Rank: 36448
Studio: Alpha
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The birth of the Christian Church—and what it means for modern religion and philosophy.
This engaging guide presents an accessible overview of the birth of the Christian church, using the historical works found at the famous Nag Hammadi site in Egypt. With chapters discussing each of the major and minor documents found at Nag Hammadi, this volume also includes an overview of Gnosticism and the major players, revealing not only what the texts say, but also what they mean.
-Renewed interest in Gnosticism and the Gnostic gospels is driven by interest in the Nag Hammadi documents, The DaVinci Code, the Matrix movies, the Kabbalah, renewed interest in the divine feminine ideal, and the fact that many who’ve left the Church are looking for new answers in the early church
-Author is a scholar and expert who’s studied with some of the top people in the field
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I like learning about anything and everything I can about the times when Jesus walked on this earth...this help explain some of the Gnostic Gospels in simple terms.
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I was a bit hesitant to purchase a "Complete Idiot's Guide" to anything, because an idiot I certainly am not. However, I'm quite pleased that I chose to take a chance on this one. The layout of these Guides is great! They don't assume that you know anything about the subject, so all terms that may be new to the reader are explained. The text is full of cross-referencing so that you can refer back in the event that something didn't stick in your mind on the first read through.
For anyone who ... Read More
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ok this was a very good book helped me alot to understand Gnostic believes and also the Gospels.It is very wise to have a copy of the Gnostic Gospels to help you understand.Also this book let you decide on your own what the truth is.I recomend this book to help you understand the truth in the spirit, heart and Love of Jesus.
Thank You
Peace Be With You
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In addition to details on individual Nag Hammadi texts as well as some other Gnostic texts, Matkin presents keys players within early Chistianity on the orthodox and on the gnostic side. He also discusses those early times, later gnostic movements, and modern interests in gnosticism.
The book is nicely chunked: twenty chapters each divided into sections and subsections that makes it easy to finish one piece, put the book down, and return to it later so as not to be overwhelmed by all ... Read More
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If you are looking for a great book to understand the who what when where and why about these gospels, this is a good book for you. If you're needing a Cliffsnotes version of what goes on in the books and what they could be alluding to, this is NOT the book for you. But, I found the research good, intelligent and at times, humorous. This is a great read if you are curious about the gnostic gospels and want to know more, in a general sense, about what the gnostics were all about.
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