The Egyptian Background of Gnostic Mythology
The mythologies recorded by Irenaeus that he ascribes to the Gnostics contain many features that are difficult to explain by reference solely to Jewish sources, whether orthodox or heterodox. Previously, Douglas Parrott proposed an Egyptian background for the pattern of divinities found in the Gnost...
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Brill
2015
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Year: 2015, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 389-407 |
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Egyptian Religion
Gnosticism
ennead of Heliopolis
Khonsu cosmology
Barbelo myth
Ophite myth
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