Includes bibliographical references (p. [124]-131) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Gnostics: the evidence of the Fathers, the pagans and Nag Hammadi -- Celsus, Plotinus and Porphyry on the Gnostics -- Gnostics versus Catholics on Christian identity: (1) authority and tradition -- Gnostics versus Catholics on Christian identity: (2) ritual and lifestyle -- A Gnostic burial site? The Hypogeum of the Aurelii in Rome.
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