What Is Gnosticism?
[King's] is the pithiest and fairest overview to date of the subject. (Robert A. SegalTimes Literary Supplement2003-11-21)Essential reading for serious students of Christian origins. (Deirdre GoodAnglican Theological Review)King's exposure of the confessional prejudices which have shaped the accounts of Gnosticism in Harnack and his successors is a valuable supplement to previous studies which have shown how our modern nomenclature fails to match the ancient sources. Where others have shown how scholarship has gone astray, she sets out to tell us why. (Mark J. EdwardsJournal of Theological Studies2005-04-01)[King's] volume offers a carefully considered, well-researched reflection on the state of Gnostic scholarship and a clear call for new approaches. (Edward MooreClassical Bulletin2006-01-01)