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Examining how marriage acquired a specifically Christian identity in the Western Church from the patristic through Carolingian periods this text shows how theologians came to regard marriage as an ecclesiastical institution and how they developed a Christian theology o... Lees meer.

The philosophical implications of one of Gregory of Nyssa s major later works De Vita Moysis allow important insights into his thought. The main aim of this study is to demonstrate the connections between rhetoric theology and philosophy in Gregory s work. The rel... Lees meer.

Die seit der Aufklarung vielfach vertretene und durch die Qumran-Funde erneut auflebende These dass das Christentum ein Ableger der judischen Sekte der Essener ist wurde zuerst in Wachters hier erstmalig gedruckter Abhandlung De Christianae religionis primis incunab... Lees meer.

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The book deals with thinkers and movements that were embraced by many second-century religious seekers but which are now largely forgotten or known only as heretics . Basilides Sethianism Valentinus school Marcion Tatian Bardaisan Montanists Cerinthus Ebionit... Lees meer.

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This indispensable monograph provides a critical reassessment of the Gospel of Thomas and its origins focussing on reinterpreting its anthropogony and soteriology. It examines Thomas indebtedness to Jewish mystical and Hermetic thought rather than gnostic traditions.... Lees meer.

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