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Simon Magus : the first Gnostic? / Stephen Haar.

By: Language: English, German, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Latin Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 119.Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2003Description: 1 online resource (409 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110898828
  • 3110898829
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Simon Magus.DDC classification:
  • 273.1 22
LOC classification:
  • BT1390 .H33 2003eb
Other classification:
  • 11.51
Online resources:
Contents:
""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter One. Introduction""; ""1. Purpose and Rationale""; ""2. Structure and Method""; ""3. Outlining an Approach""; ""Chapter Two. History of Research""; ""1. Preliminary Remarks""; ""2. Simon observed within the Debate over the Historical Value of Acts""; ""3. Simon observed within the Debate over the Nature and Origin of Gnosticism""; ""4. Concluding Remarks""; ""Chapter Three. The Sources""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. References to the Magoi in the Literature of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.1 Introduction""
""2.2 Magoi in the Pre-Socratics""""Excursus: Heraclitus of Ephesus""; ""2.3 Magoi in the Historians of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.4 Magoi in the Philosophers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.5 Magoi in the Writers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.6 Observations""; ""2.7 Conclusions""; ""3. The New Testament Account of Simon""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Some Textual Considerations in Acts 8:4�25""; ""3.3 Summary Conclusions""; ""4. The Accounts of Simon in Ancient Christian Writers prior to 400CE""; ""4.1 Justin Martyr""; ""4.2 Irenaeus""; ""4.3 Hippolytus""; ""4.4 Epiphanius""
""4.5 The Pseudo-Clementine Literature""""4.6 The Apocryphal Acts of Peter""; ""5. Summary Conclusions""; ""Chapter Four. Simon the Magician""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Magic in the Graeco-Roman World""; ""3. Jewish Magic""; ""Excursus: Honi the Circle Drawer and Hanina Ben Dosa""; ""4. Magoi in the Matthean Infancy Narrative""; ""5. Simon the “Magician� and other “Magicians� in the Book of Acts""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Philip, Peter, and Simon the “Magician� in Acts 8:4�25""; ""Excursus: [The] City of Samaria and a “Samaritan� Simon in Acts 8:4�25""
""5.3 Paul and the Jewish “Magician� Bar-Jesus in Acts 13:4�12""""5.4 Paul and the Ephesian Exorcists in Acts 19:13�20""; ""Chapter Five. Simon the Gnostic""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Towards a Consensus in Terminology""; ""2.1 The Word “Gnostic� and Its Development""; ""2.2 The Word “Gnosticism� and Its Development""; ""3. Evidence from Ancient Christian Writers""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Literary Fragments""; ""Excursus: Simon and the Gods and Goddesses of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""Chapter Six. Conclusion""; ""1. Preliminary Remarks""
""2. The Messina Definition and Simon""""3. Ancient Christian Writers and Simon""; ""4. “Simon� on Simon""; ""5. Final Remarks""; ""Bibliography""; ""1. Sources (Texts and Translations)""; ""1.1. Jewish, Samaritan, and Christian""; ""1.2. Iranian""; ""1.3. Greek and Roman""; ""1.4. Nag Hammadi""; ""1.5. Magical Papyri""; ""2. Reference""; ""3. Secondary Literature""; ""Index of References""; ""1. Old Testament/Hebrew Bibel""; ""2. Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha""; ""3. New Testament""; ""4. Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature""; ""5. Rabbinic Literature""
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-359) and indexes.

Text in English, German, Greek, and Latin.

Print version record.

""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter One. Introduction""; ""1. Purpose and Rationale""; ""2. Structure and Method""; ""3. Outlining an Approach""; ""Chapter Two. History of Research""; ""1. Preliminary Remarks""; ""2. Simon observed within the Debate over the Historical Value of Acts""; ""3. Simon observed within the Debate over the Nature and Origin of Gnosticism""; ""4. Concluding Remarks""; ""Chapter Three. The Sources""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. References to the Magoi in the Literature of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.1 Introduction""

""2.2 Magoi in the Pre-Socratics""""Excursus: Heraclitus of Ephesus""; ""2.3 Magoi in the Historians of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.4 Magoi in the Philosophers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.5 Magoi in the Writers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""2.6 Observations""; ""2.7 Conclusions""; ""3. The New Testament Account of Simon""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Some Textual Considerations in Acts 8:4�25""; ""3.3 Summary Conclusions""; ""4. The Accounts of Simon in Ancient Christian Writers prior to 400CE""; ""4.1 Justin Martyr""; ""4.2 Irenaeus""; ""4.3 Hippolytus""; ""4.4 Epiphanius""

""4.5 The Pseudo-Clementine Literature""""4.6 The Apocryphal Acts of Peter""; ""5. Summary Conclusions""; ""Chapter Four. Simon the Magician""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Magic in the Graeco-Roman World""; ""3. Jewish Magic""; ""Excursus: Honi the Circle Drawer and Hanina Ben Dosa""; ""4. Magoi in the Matthean Infancy Narrative""; ""5. Simon the “Magician� and other “Magicians� in the Book of Acts""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Philip, Peter, and Simon the “Magician� in Acts 8:4�25""; ""Excursus: [The] City of Samaria and a “Samaritan� Simon in Acts 8:4�25""

""5.3 Paul and the Jewish “Magician� Bar-Jesus in Acts 13:4�12""""5.4 Paul and the Ephesian Exorcists in Acts 19:13�20""; ""Chapter Five. Simon the Gnostic""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Towards a Consensus in Terminology""; ""2.1 The Word “Gnostic� and Its Development""; ""2.2 The Word “Gnosticism� and Its Development""; ""3. Evidence from Ancient Christian Writers""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Literary Fragments""; ""Excursus: Simon and the Gods and Goddesses of Graeco-Roman Antiquity""; ""Chapter Six. Conclusion""; ""1. Preliminary Remarks""

""2. The Messina Definition and Simon""""3. Ancient Christian Writers and Simon""; ""4. “Simon� on Simon""; ""5. Final Remarks""; ""Bibliography""; ""1. Sources (Texts and Translations)""; ""1.1. Jewish, Samaritan, and Christian""; ""1.2. Iranian""; ""1.3. Greek and Roman""; ""1.4. Nag Hammadi""; ""1.5. Magical Papyri""; ""2. Reference""; ""3. Secondary Literature""; ""Index of References""; ""1. Old Testament/Hebrew Bibel""; ""2. Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha""; ""3. New Testament""; ""4. Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature""; ""5. Rabbinic Literature""

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