Essays about: "Gnostic literature"

Found 3 essays containing the words Gnostic literature.

  1. 1. A Post-Structural Approach to Language Theory in Relation to Paul Auster’s City of Glass

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Johanna Leimola; [2021]
    Keywords : City of Glass; Paul Auster; post-structuralism; centre; signifier; signified;

    Abstract : Do words mirror reality? This question has been at the core of several linguistic disputes for decades. Several scholars have investigated the relationship between the signifier and the signified, and different literary theories suggest different approaches. READ MORE

  3. 2. The journey of the Valentinian hero - Outlining the imaginative world of early Christian apocalyptic narratives : A comparative study of the Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)and the First Apocalypse of James (NHC V, 3 & TC 2)

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Eirini Bergström; [2019]
    Keywords : Gnostic literature; Nag Hammadi scriptures; Valentinians; Early Christianity; Comparative mythology; Apocalyptic literature; The hero’s journey.;

    Abstract : Background: This thesis aims to show that the narratives of the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Pauland First Apocalypse of James are written for a Valentinian audience. The purpose is to broaden the field of research on Valentinianism by showing how the authors and their implied readers composed and perceived the texts in question. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gnostic elements in the Book of Mormon

    University essay from Akademin för utbildning och ekonomi

    Author : Karolin Arvidsson; [2010]
    Keywords : The Book of Mormon; Gnosticism; Mormons Bok; Gnosticism; Gnostic;

    Abstract : In 1945 the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Nag Hammadi; the founding consisted of Gnostic Gospels, the Gospels helped researcher to get a more correct view of the Gnostic Movement. In the beginning of the 19th century another founding was made, according to Joseph Smith an angel appeared from heaven giving him lost Christian Gospels on golden plates, later knows as the Book of Mormon. READ MORE