the first Gnostic? Haar, Stephen Charles. creator text bibliography Electronic books. gw 2003 monographic eng ger grc lat 1 online resource (409 pages) : illustrations. ""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"" Stephen Haar. 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. Magus Simon active 1st century Magus Simon active 1st century (Personnage biblique) Simon "le magicien" Magus Simon active 1st century Magus Simon Gnosticism Gnosticisme Origines RELIGION History Gnosticism Gnosticisme Gnosis Magie Antike BT1390 .H33 2003eb 273.1 11.51 Haar, Stephen Charles. Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2003 xxiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. (DLC) 2003476241 9783110898828 3110898829 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=629385 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=629385 E7B 030725 20200709055920.0 ocn861527356 eng