Gnosticism
23 Oct 2022 12:18Yet Another Inadequate Placeholder
I feel a bit dubious creating this notebook, because I find Williams's argument that there was no such thing persuasive. (Not that I have any qualifications to an opinion on the matter!) But I am also interested in "religious movements of late antiquity which look really weird in retrospect, particularly those close to what we would recognize as 'Christianity' or 'Judaism'," but that's a bit of a mouthful.
- Recommended:
- Michael Allen Williams, Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category
- To read:
- David Brakke, The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity [Alternate link]
- M. David Litwa, The Evil Creator: Origins of an Early Christian Idea
