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  • The Gnostics

    Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity

    by David Brakke ...
    Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept of “Gnosticism” and the nature of early Christian diversity. Acknowledging that the category “Gnosticism” is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Talking Back

    A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons

    Translated by David Brakke ...
    by Evagrius Of Pontus ...
    Series Book 229 - Cistercian Studies Series
    How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345 '399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should talk back to demons with ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Gospel of Judas

    A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

    by David Brakke ...
    Series series The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
    A new translation and commentary on the extracanonical Coptic text that describes Judas’ special status among Jesus’ disciplesSince its publication in 2006, The Gospel of Judas has generated remarkable interest and debate among scholars and general readers alike. In this Coptic text from the second century C.E., Jesus engages in a series of conversations with his disciples and with Judas, ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity

    by David Brakke, Deborah Deliyannis ...
    Shifting Cultural Frontiers in Late Antiquity explores the transformation of classical culture in late antiquity by studying cultures at the borders - the borders of empires, of social classes, of public and private spaces, of literary genres, of linguistic communities, and of the modern disciplines that study antiquity. Although such canonical figures of late ancient studies as Augustine and ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Selected Discourses of Shenoute the Great

    Community, Theology, and Social Conflict in Late Antique Egypt

    by David Brakke, Andrew Crislip ...
    Shenoute the Great (c.347–465) led one of the largest Christian monastic communities in late antique Egypt and was the greatest native writer of Coptic in history. For approximately eight decades, Shenoute led a federation of three monasteries and emerged as a Christian leader. His public sermons attracted crowds of clergy, monks, and lay people; he advised military and government officials; he ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

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  • Speaking Christian

    Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power—And How They Can Be Restored

    by Marcus J. Borg ...
    In Speaking Christian, acclaimed Bible scholar Marcus Borg, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, argues that the very language Christians use has become dangerously distilled, distorted, and disconnected from the beliefs which once underpinned it.Stating a case that will resonate with readers of N. T. Wright’s Simply Christian, Borg calls for a radical change to the language we use to ... Read more

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  • The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

    The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume

    by Marvin W. Meyer, James M. Robinson ...
    The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Models of the Church

    by Avery Dulles ...
    Series Book 13 - Image Classics
    There is today a dramatic reexamination of structure, authority, dogma -- indeed, every aspect of the life of the Church is held up to scrutiny. Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models," through which the Church's character can be understood: as ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Gospel of Judas, Second Edition

    Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, Gregor Wurst ...
    For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed–a gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, history's ultimate traitor. And far from being a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Ransom of the Soul

    Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity

    by Peter Brown ...
    A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Tablet Book of the YearMarking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rome’s fall. Peter Brown describes how this shift transformed the Church’s institutional relationship to ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Why Christianity Must Change or Die

    A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile

    by John Shelby Spong ...

    $10.99 USD

  • Exploring the Origins of the Bible

    Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective

    by Lee McDonald, Craig Evans ...
    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and cutting-edge collection will help you go deeper in your understanding of the biblical writings, how ... Read more

    $25.19 USD