What is Gnosticism?

Author	: Karen L. King
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 372
Release	: 2003
ISBN-10	: 0674017625
ISBN-13	: 9780674017627
Rating	: 4/5 (25 Downloads)

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Download or read book What is Gnosticism? written by Karen L. King and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of gnosticism examines the various ways early Christians strove to define themselves in a pluralistic Roman society, while questioning the traditional ideas of heresy and orthodoxy that have previously influenced historians.

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