The Passion of the Book: The Gospel of Truth as Valentinian Scriptural Practice

This paper explores the multiple references to books and writing in the second-century Gospel of Truth as a form of Valentinian scriptural practice. The text most dramatically represents this scriptural practice through the image of a crucified Jesus, wrapped in a book, reading aloud from his heart...

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Main Author: Kreps, Anne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 311-335
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gospel of Truth / Valentinianism / Holy books
RelBib Classification:BF Gnosticism
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