The Marcosian Redemption: Mythmaking, the Afterlife, and Early Christian Religiosity

The Marcosian ‘redemption’ afterlife practice, described by Irenaeus (Haer. 1.21.5; see also, 1.13.6), exhibits striking similarities with the Bacchic Gold Tablets. This article exploits this largely neglected comparative opportunity to interrogate how the Marcosian redemption would have been recogn...

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Main Author: Young, Stephen L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group [2016]
In: Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-110
RelBib Classification:BE Greco-Roman religions
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KDH Christian sects
Further subjects:B Marcus
B Bacchic Gold Tablets
B Myth
B Afterlife
B religious specialists
B Valentinians
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