Finding a Safe Spot: An Attempt to Understand the Arrangement of Nag Hammadi Codex VI
In this article, I discuss the arrangement of texts in Nag Hammadi codex VI. While some have found the codex’s overall arrangement to lack coherence, I argue that the order of texts has a progressive aspect, as well as a development of themes, showing the reader the need to transcend worldly matters...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2014
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-217 |
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Summary: | In this article, I discuss the arrangement of texts in Nag Hammadi codex VI. While some have found the codex’s overall arrangement to lack coherence, I argue that the order of texts has a progressive aspect, as well as a development of themes, showing the reader the need to transcend worldly matters in order to reach a “safe spot” in which esoteric teachings can be received. |
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ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2014.0020 |