The Festal Letters of Athanasius of Alexandria, with the Festal Index and the Historia Acephala

David Brakke, David M Gwynn

• Hardcover | Engels | Translated Texts for Historians | nr. 81
• Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-373) is one of the great personalities of late-antique Christianity, and he is well-known to theologians and hist... Lees meer

Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity

David Brakke, Deborah Deliyannis

• Hardcover | Engels
• Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders -... Lees meer

Les gnostiques

David Brakke

• Paperback | Frans
• Qui étaient les gnostiques ? Comment le mouvement gnostique a-t-il influencé le développement du christianisme dans l'Antiquité ? L'Église a-t-elle re... Lees meer

Athanasius and Asceticism

David Brakke

• Paperback | Engels
• It is often assumed that early Christian asceticism drew its followers completely away from worldly concerns into the realm of pure spirituality. But ... Lees meer

Selected Discourses of Shenoute the Great

• Paperback | Engels
• Shenoute the Great (c.347-465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Copti... Lees meer

Demons and the Making of the Monk

David Brakke

• Hardcover | Engels
• Demons--whether in embodied form or as inward temptation--make vivid appearances in early Christian monastic literature. In this finely written study ... Lees meer

The Gospel of Judas

David Brakke

• Hardcover | Engels | Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
• A new translation and commentary on the extracanonical Coptic text that describes Judas' special status among Jesus' disciples Since its publication i... Lees meer

Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity

David Brakke, Deborah Deliyannis

• Paperback | Engels
• Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders -... Lees meer

Talking Back

Evagrius of Pontus

• Paperback | Engels | Cistercian Studies | nr. 229
• How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts ... Lees meer

Gnostics

David Brakke

• Paperback | Engels
• Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gn... Lees meer

Los Gnósticos

David Brakke

• Paperback | Spaans
• ¿Quiénes fueron los gnósticos? ¿Influyeron en el desarrollo del cristianismo? ¿Los rechazó la gran Iglesia? Este libro invita a pensar de una forma nu... Lees meer

Les Gnostiques

David Brakke

• E-book | Frans
• Mettant en évidence la manière dont le mythe et les rituels gnostiques se sont adressés à des questionnements humains fondamentaux, l'auteur défend la... Lees meer

Introduction to Christianity

Mary Jo Weaver, David Brakke

• Paperback | Engels
• Gain a better understanding of Christianity--its history, driving ideas, and numerous diversities--with the help of this best-selling Christianity tex... Lees meer