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Frontmatter
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Ismo O. Dunderberg
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Tables ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
- 1. The School of Valentinus After Gnosticism 14
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Part I. Myth, Lifestyle, and the World in the Fragments of Valentinus
- 2. Immortality as a Way of Life 35
- 3. Adam’s Frank Speech 46
- 4. Cosmic Sympathy and the Origin of Evil 60
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Part II. Valentinian Cosmogony, Lifestyle, and Other Christians
- 5. Myth and Lifestyle for Beginners 77
- 6. Myth and the Therapy of Emotions 95
- 7. The Creator-God and the Cosmos 119
- 8. Walk Like a Valentinian 134
- 9. Two Classes of Christians in Practice 147
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Part III. Myth, Society, and Non-Christians
- 10. Myth, Power, and the Oppressed Church 161
- 11. Myth and Ethnic Boundaries 174
- Conclusion 189
- 12. Valentinian Secretiveness Reconsidered 191
- Appendix: Remarks on the Sources of Irenaeus’s and Hippolytus’s Accounts of Valentinian Th eology 197
- Abbreviations 203
- Notes 207
- Bibliography 273
- Index of Modern Authors 289
- Index of Ancient Sources 295
- Index of Subjects 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Tables ix
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
- 1. The School of Valentinus After Gnosticism 14
-
Part I. Myth, Lifestyle, and the World in the Fragments of Valentinus
- 2. Immortality as a Way of Life 35
- 3. Adam’s Frank Speech 46
- 4. Cosmic Sympathy and the Origin of Evil 60
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Part II. Valentinian Cosmogony, Lifestyle, and Other Christians
- 5. Myth and Lifestyle for Beginners 77
- 6. Myth and the Therapy of Emotions 95
- 7. The Creator-God and the Cosmos 119
- 8. Walk Like a Valentinian 134
- 9. Two Classes of Christians in Practice 147
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Part III. Myth, Society, and Non-Christians
- 10. Myth, Power, and the Oppressed Church 161
- 11. Myth and Ethnic Boundaries 174
- Conclusion 189
- 12. Valentinian Secretiveness Reconsidered 191
- Appendix: Remarks on the Sources of Irenaeus’s and Hippolytus’s Accounts of Valentinian Th eology 197
- Abbreviations 203
- Notes 207
- Bibliography 273
- Index of Modern Authors 289
- Index of Ancient Sources 295
- Index of Subjects 303