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The Gnostic Religion
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The Gnostic Religion Paperback - 2001

by Jonas, Hans

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  • Title The Gnostic Religion
  • Author Jonas, Hans
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 3rd
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 396
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-01-16
  • Bookseller's Inventory # WAL-B-0b-002437
  • ISBN 9780807058015 / 0807058017
  • Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.08 x 5.42 x 0.9 in (20.52 x 13.77 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Gnosticism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00060852
  • Dewey Decimal Code 273.1

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"Using the few sources available to him with penetrating insight, Jonas reconstructed the Gnostic worldview ... The Gnostic Religion remains, even today, the classic introduction" – Elaine Pagels, author of The Origin of Satan

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A fascinating exposition with copious quotations, of what is known of Gnosticism ... Dr. Jonas writes with authority, passion, and precision about this long-forgotten religion" – The New Yorker

 

About the author

Hans Jonas (1903-1993) was a distinguished philosopher specializing in political science, theology, and bioethics. His published works include The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God & the Beginning of Christianity; The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology; and The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of Ethics for the Technological Age.