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Found Christianities: Remaking the World of the Second Century CE

Autor Dr M. David Litwa
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 mar 2022
M. David Litwa tells the stories of the early Christians whose religious identity was either challenged or outright denied. In the second century many different groups and sects claimed to be the only Orthodox or authentic version of Christianity, and Litwa shows how those groups and figures on the side of developing Christian Orthodoxy often dismissed other versions of Christianity by refusing to call them "Christian". However, the writings and treatises against these groups contain fascinating hints of what they believed, and why they called themselves Christian.Litwa outlines these different groups and the controversies that surrounded them, presenting readers with an overview of the vast tapestry of beliefs that made up second century Christianity. By moving beyond notions of "gnostic", "heretical" and "orthodox" Litwa allows these "lost Christianities" to speak for themselves. He also questions the notion of some Christian identities "surviving" or "perishing", arguing that all second century "Catholic" groups look very different to any form of modern Roman Catholicism. Litwa shows that countless discourses, ideas, and practices are continually recycled and adapted throughout time in the building of Christian identities, and indeed that the influence of so-called "lost" Christianities can still be felt today.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780567703866
ISBN-10: 056770386X
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T&T Clark
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Presents a new way of looking at so-called "gnostic" or "heretical" groups by examining how they described themselves and considering the self-identification of these groups as "Christian" above their opponents insistence that they were not

Notă biografică

M. David Litwa is research fellow in biblical studies and early Christianity at Australian Catholic University, Australia. Litwa is the author of many books, most recently Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought and The Evil Creator: Origins of an Early Christian Idea.

Cuprins

AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsChronological Table IntroductionChapter 1: Setting the Scene: The World of the Second Century CEPart I: Early Christian Leaders and their MovementsChapter 2: Cerinthus and John Chapter 3: Simon, Helen, and Simonian Christians Chapter 4: The "Nicolaitans" and NicolausPart II: Early Syrian TeachersChapter 5: Menander Chapter 6: Saturninus Chapter 7: The Seed of SethPart III: Early Egyptian TheologiansChapter 8: "Ophite" and "Peratic" ChristiansChapter 9: Basilides and IsidoreChapter 10: Carpocrates, Epiphanes, and MarcellinaChapter 11: ValentinusPart IV: Texts and Figures in Rome Chapter 12: The Gospel of TruthChapter 13: The Treatise on the ResurrectionChapter 14: Marcion Chapter 15: Ptolemy and FloraChapter 16: Heracleon Part V: Some Christian Leaders in Asia MinorChapter 17: Marcus and the Rise of Valentinian ChurchesChapter 18: Noetus and his FollowersPart VI: Theologians in Later Second-century RomeChapter 19: Tatian Chapter 20: Lucanus, Apelles, and PhilumeneChapter 21: Theodotus, Florinus, and "Melchizedekian" ChristiansChapter 22: Justin, author of BaruchPart VII: Later Theologians in Alexandria Chapter 23: Julius Cassianus and TatianChapter 24: Prodicus and his DisciplesChapter 25: The Naassene PreacherChapter 26: "Sethian" Christians of the RefutationConclusionBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

There's no time better than the present to study early Christianity. Long-forgotten ancient writings that resurfaced in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have overturned traditional accounts of Christianity's rise. The task now is to rewrite that history in a way that takes into consideration all of the available voices, even those long ago dismissed as 'heretical.' Found Christianities takes up this challenge by restoring marginalized early Christian writers to their rightful place alongside the so-called Church Fathers as pioneers and influencers in Christianity's earliest centuries.
David Litwa's fascinating book tells the stories of those early Christians whom other Christians rejected by denying they were Christian. Navigating carefully amidst ancient sources, Litwa offers a comprehensive treatment of the varieties of second-century Christianity. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to understand the complex world in which Christianity evolved.