With his characteristic verve and incisiveness

The first part of the book looks at Orthodoxy

” —Patrick D

Där inser han att himlen är en plats där man får sitt liv förklarat för sig

There are poems of spiritual longing and political extremity

Paraphrase of Shem (NH VII,1) Introduction, Translation and Commentary - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies Ljuslyktor With his characteristic verve andThis book presents the first comprehensive interpretation of the Paraphrase of Shem, Codex VII,1 in the Coptic Nag Hammadi Library. The lenghty introduction discusses the literary genre of the treatise, its plan and system, its situation among the Gnostic systems, its provenance and date. The translation sets out the text in paragraphs, with headings and subheadings. A short commentary follows the translation. The analysis of the system shows that the