Description |
1 online resource (viii, 178 pages) |
Series |
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; v. 61 |
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Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 61.
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Contents |
Placing the Acts of Archelaus / Jason BeDuhn and Paul Mirecki -- Hesitant and ignorant : the portrayal of Mani in the Acts of Archelaus / J. Kevin Coyle -- Mani's letter to Marcellus : fact and fiction in the Acta Archelai revisited / Iain Gardner -- Narrative options in Manichaean eschatology / Tudor Andrei Sala -- A clash of portraits : contrasts between Archelaus and Mani in the Acta Archelai / J. Kevin Coyle -- A war of words : intertextuality and the struggle over the legacy of Christ in the Acta Archelai / Jason BeDuhn -- The light and the darkness : the two natures, free will, and the scriptural evidence in the Acta Archelai / Kevin Kaatz -- "Et sicut rex--" : competing ideas of kingship in the anti-Manichaean Acta Archelai / Timothy Pettipiece -- Biblical antitheses, Adda, and the Acts of Archelaus / Jason BeDuhn -- Acta Archelai 63.5-6 and PGM I. 42-195 : a rooftop ritual for acquiring an aerial spirit assistant / Paul Mirecki -- Basilides' "Barbarian cosmogony" : its nature and function within the Acta Archelai / Byard Bennett |
Summary |
Taking as their common subject the key early Christian anti-Manichaean work, the "Acts of Archelaus" ("Acta Archelai"), the contributors to this volume offer a systematic exploration of what the text has to tell us about inter-religious contact |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and indexes |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Hegemonius. Acta Archelai.
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SUBJECT |
Hegemonius ca. 4. Jh. Acta Archelai gnd |
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Hegemonius. swd |
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Acta Archelai (Hegemonius) fast |
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Acta Archelai. swd |
Subject |
Manichaeism.
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Manichaeism -- Controversial literature -- History and criticism
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Christianity and other religions -- Manichaeism.
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Manichaeism -- Relations -- Christianity
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Manichaeism.
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RELIGION -- History.
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Christianity
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Interfaith relations
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Manichaeism
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Manichaeism -- Controversial literature
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Christentum
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Manichäismus
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Acta Archelai (Hegemonius)
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Vroege christendom.
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Manicheïsme.
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Manikeism.
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Kristendom och andra religioner.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
BeDuhn, Jason.
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Mirecki, Paul Allan.
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LC no. |
2007031049 |
ISBN |
9789047421535 |
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9047421531 |
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1281936529 |
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9781281936523 |
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9786611936525 |
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6611936521 |
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