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The Wisdom of Egypt: Jewish, Early Christian, and Gnostic Essays in Honour of Gerard P. Luttikhuizen

By Gerard P. Luttikhuizen , George H. Van Kooten , Anthony Hilhorst

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2005
ISBN
9004144250, 9789004144255, 9781433707179
Open Library ID
OL9085209M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2800657 bytes)
Series
Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums 59
Edition
Bilingual
Pages
572\575
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This collection of essays, published on the occasion of Gerard Luttikhuizen's retirement, highlights the Egyptian subject-matter, background or provenance of many Jewish, Early Christian, and Gnostic texts. It covers a broad spectrum of themes, genres, and traditions. It shows that Egypt was a vibrant point of reference, sometimes even a focal point and cradle for Jews, Christians, and Gnostics and their thought. The first part of this book examines various aspects of the relation between Judaism and Egypt, mainly in the Graeco-Roman period. The second part deals with several connections between early Christianity and Egypt, whereas the third part considers Egypt as the place where many Gnostic texts were found. This collection pays homage to Gerard Luttikhuizen's life-long interest in Egypt and Gnosticism.

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