E-Books →Valentinus' Legacy and Polyphony of Voices

To this end, Ashwin-Siejkowski highlights the great diversity of views among Christian theologians associated with the label 'Valentinian', demonstrating their attachment to the Scriptures and Apostolic traditions as well as their dialogue with Graeco-Roman philosophies of their time. Among the various themes explored are 'myth' and its role in early Christian theology, the familiarity of the Gospel of Truth with Alexandrian exegetical tradition, Ptolemy's didactic in his letter to Flora, the image of the Saviour in the , reception of the Johannine motifs in Heracleon's commentary and the , salvation in the , Christian identity in the , and reception of selected Johannine motifs in 'Valentinian' documents.
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