Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?

Name: Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?
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Erschienen am 24. Oktober 2012

XXIII, 385 Seiten

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Intro
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter One. Introduction
1. Purpose and Rationale
2. Structure and Method
3. Outlining an Approach
Chapter Two. History of Research
1. Preliminary Remarks
2. Simon observed within the Debate over the Historical Value of Acts
3. Simon observed within the Debate over the Nature and Origin of Gnosticism
4. Concluding Remarks
Chapter Three. The Sources
1. Introduction
2. References to the Magoi in the Literature of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Magoi in the Pre-Socratics
Excursus: Heraclitus of Ephesus
2.3 Magoi in the Historians of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
2.4 Magoi in the Philosophers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
2.5 Magoi in the Writers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
2.6 Observations
2.7 Conclusions
3. The New Testament Account of Simon
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Some Textual Considerations in Acts 8:4-25
3.3 Summary Conclusions
4. The Accounts of Simon in Ancient Christian Writers prior to 400CE
4.1 Justin Martyr
4.2 Irenaeus
4.3 Hippolytus
4.4 Epiphanius
4.5 The Pseudo-Clementine Literature
4.6 The Apocryphal Acts of Peter
5. Summary Conclusions
Chapter Four. Simon the Magician
1. Introduction
2. Magic in the Graeco-Roman World
3. Jewish Magic
Excursus: Honi the Circle Drawer and Hanina Ben Dosa
4. Magoi in the Matthean Infancy Narrative
5. Simon the "Magician" and other "Magicians" in the Book of Acts
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Philip, Peter, and Simon the "Magician" in Acts 8:4-25
Excursus: [The] City of Samaria and a "Samaritan" Simon in Acts 8:4-25
5.3 Paul and the Jewish "Magician" Bar-Jesus in Acts 13:4-12
5.4 Paul and the Ephesian Exorcists in Acts 19:13-20
Chapter Five. Simon the Gnostic
1. Introduction
2. Towards a Consensus in Terminology
2.1 The Word "Gnostic" and Its Development
2.2 The Word "Gnosticism" and Its Development
3. Evidence from Ancient Christian Writers
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Literary Fragments
Excursus: Simon and the Gods and Goddesses of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
Chapter Six. Conclusion
1. Preliminary Remarks
2. The Messina Definition and Simon
3. Ancient Christian Writers and Simon
4. "Simon" on Simon
5. Final Remarks
Bibliography
1. Sources (Texts and Translations)
1.1. Jewish, Samaritan, and Christian
1.2. Iranian
1.3. Greek and Roman
1.4. Nag Hammadi
1.5. Magical Papyri
2. Reference
3. Secondary Literature
Index of References
1. Old Testament/Hebrew Bibel
2. Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha
3. New Testament
4. Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature
5. Rabbinic Literature
6. Early Christian Literature, Nag Hammadi
7. Ancient Writers
8. Papyri, Inscriptions
9. Other Sources
Index of Modern Authors

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