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Gnosticism and Christianity in Roman and Coptic Egypt
This book provides significant insights into the rise of early Christianity in Egypt and its impact on Christianity in Palestine.
The Gnostic Attitude by Geo Widengren
About the Contributor(s): Geo Widengren (1907-1996) was a Swedish Orientalist and scholar of religion. He concentrated on the religions of the ancient Near East, and specifically of Iran. He also studied Judaism, Islam, and religious phenomenology. Birger A. Pearson is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Professor and Interim Director of the Religious Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley.
Gnosticism, Judaism, and Egyptian Christianity
In this important contribution to the scholarly study of Egyptian Gnosticism, Pearson situates Gnosticism in its historical context and describes its manifold relationships to Judaism, early Christianity, and ancient Platonism. Birger Pearson gives special attention to the controversial issue of the impact of Gnosticism on early Egyptian Christianity up to the Muslim conquest of the seventh century.
Ancient Gnosticism
* A brief and accessible introduction to Gnosticism
The Emergence of the Christian Religion
In this book, Birger Pearson argues for the study of Christianity as "one of the religions of the world." He proposes that the study of the New Testament and the other early Christian literature be moved out of the realm of theology and into the area of comparative research of religion. The book therefore addresses the problematic of Christian origins, that is, the historical process by which a new religion, Christianity, emerges out of an older one, Second Temple Judaism. Included are studies ranging from the prehistory of Christianity (Jesus, together with an illuminating, lengthy, and detailed critical analysis of the work of the Jesus Seminar and the trends in current North American gospel research it reflects) into the New Testament and up to the fourth century. A concluding chapter presents the author's reflections on scholarly methods used in the study of the Christian religion.
Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X
Preliminary Material --Foreword /James M. Robinson --Preface /Birger A. Pearson --Table of Tractates in the Coptic Gnostic Library /Birger A. Pearson --Abbreviations and Short Titles /Birger A. Pearson --Sigla /Birger A. Pearson --Astrological Signs /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to Codex IX /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to IX, 1: Melchizedek /Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --Introduction to IX, 2: The Thought of Norea /Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --Introduction to IX, 3: The Testimony of Truth /Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --Codex IX: Fragments /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to Codex X /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to X, 1: Marsanes /Birger A. Pearson --Codex X: Fragments /Birger A. Pearson --Indices /Birger A. Pearson --References to Ancient Works /Birger A. Pearson --References to Modern Authors /Birger A. Pearson.
Nag Hammadi Codex VII
This volume, with several contributors, contains the critical edition of Nag Hammadi Codes VII, with introductions, Coptic Text, English translations, and notes for each of the five tractates in the codex.
Practicing Gnosis
Ritual, magic, liturgy, and theurgy were central features of Gnosticism, and yet Gnostic practices remain understudied. This anthology is meant to fill in this gap and address more fully what the ancient Gnostics were doing. While previously we have studied the Gnostics as intellectuals in pursuit of metaphysical knowledge, the essays in this book attempt to understand the Gnostics as ecstatics striving after religious experience, as prophets seeking revelation, as mystics questing after the ultimate God, as healers attempting to care for the sick and diseased. These essays demonstrate that the Gnostics were not necessarily trendy intellectuals seeking epistomological certainities. They were after religious experiences that relied on practices. The book is organized comparatively in a history-of-religions approach with sections devoted to Initiatory, Recurrent, Therapeutic, Ecstatic, and Philosophic Practices. This book celebrates the brilliant career of Birger A. Pearson.
Nag Hammadi Codices IX and X
Preliminary Material --Foreword /James M. Robinson --Preface /Birger A. Pearson --Table of Tractates in the Coptic Gnostic Library /Birger A. Pearson --Abbreviations and Short Titles /Birger A. Pearson --Sigla /Birger A. Pearson --Astrological Signs /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to Codex IX /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to IX, 1: Melchizedek /Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --Introduction to IX, 2: The Thought of Norea /Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --Introduction to IX, 3: The Testimony of Truth /Birger A. Pearson and Søren Giversen --Codex IX: Fragments /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to Codex X /Birger A. Pearson --Introduction to X, 1: Marsanes /Birger A. Pearson --Codex X: Fragments /Birger A. Pearson --Indices /Birger A. Pearson --References to Ancient Works /Birger A. Pearson --References to Modern Authors /Birger A. Pearson.
Nag Hammadi Codex VII
This volume contains the critical edition of the five tractates in Nag Hammadi Codex VII, with codex introduction (by Frederik Wisse), introductions, Coptic text, and English translations and notes, of The Paraphrase of Shem (Wisse). Second Treatise of the Great Seth (Gregory Riley), Apocalypse of Peter (M. Desjardins and James Brashler), The Teachings of Silvanus (Malcolm Peel and Jan Sandee) and The Three Steles of Seth (James Goehring and James M. Robinson).
