This book investigates the problem of esoteric traditions in early Christianity, their origin and their transformation in Patristic hermeneutics, in the West as well as in the East. It argues that these traditions eventually formed the basis of nascent Christian mysticism in Late Antiquity. These esoteric traditions do not reflect the influence of Greek Mystery religions, as has often been claimed, but rather seem to stem from the Jewish background of Christianity. They were adopted by various Gnostic teachings, a fact which helps explaining their eventual disappearance from Patristic literature. The eleven chapters study each a different aspect of the problem, including the questions of Gnostic and Manichaean esotericism. This book will be of interest to all students of religious history in Late Antiquity. Revised and extended paperback edition. Originally published in 1996. Please click here for details.
0 有用 無無齋 2022-05-01 16:49:49
和smoley那本标反了。这本是比较历史学的论述。smoley那个是各种esotericism的科普书,写的比较浅。以前一直觉得巴特那种说人与god之间的无限距离的论述是有问题的,但其实从religious哲学来看,这么说没问题。因为若要从god的临在或在存有中的显露出发,严格来说,那是灵修神学的叙事。
0 有用 無無齋 2022-05-01 16:49:49
和smoley那本标反了。这本是比较历史学的论述。smoley那个是各种esotericism的科普书,写的比较浅。以前一直觉得巴特那种说人与god之间的无限距离的论述是有问题的,但其实从religious哲学来看,这么说没问题。因为若要从god的临在或在存有中的显露出发,严格来说,那是灵修神学的叙事。