num_pages: 252
description: 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.
language: English
title: GNOSTICISM, JUDAISM, AND EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANITY
titlecomplete: GNOSTICISM, JUDAISM, AND EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANITY
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Fortress Press