TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rasimus,Tuomas
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Paradise reconsidered in Gnostic mythmaking: rethinking Sethianism in light of the Ophite evidence 
T2  - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies,
AV  - BT1390 .R38 2009eb
U1  - 273/.1 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Sethians
KW  - Ophites
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Helsinki and Universit�e Laval, 2006; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; pt. I. Introduction. Rethinking Sethianism -- pt. II. Myth and innovation. The serpent -- The creator and the Archons -- Sophia, Eve and gnosis -- Adam and Christ -- The pillars of Seth : Sethianization of Ophite and Barbeloite myths -- pt. III. Ritual. Evidence for Ophite snake worship -- Anathema Iesous : Origen on the Ophite cursing of Jesus -- The Ophite seal, Sethian baptism and the Johannine prologue; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10439226
ER  -