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Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse
Philip L. Tite
其他書名
Determining the Social Function of Moral Exhortation in Valentinian Christianity
出版BRILL, 2009-08-31
主題Religion / PhilosophyReligion / Gnosticism
ISBN90474285289789047428527
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WyGwCQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Offering a fresh assessment of the presence and function of paraenesis within Valentinianism, this book places Valentinian moral exhortation within the context of early Christian moral discourse. Like other early Christians, Valentinians were not only interested in ethics, but used moral exhortation to discursively shape social identity. Building on the increasing recognition of ethical and communal concerns reflected in the Nag Hammadi sources, this book advances the discussion by elucidating the social rhetoric within, especially, the Gospel of Truth and the Interpretation of Knowledge. The social function of paraenesis is to persuade an audience through social re-presentation. The authors of these texts discursively position their readers, and themselves, within engaging moments of narrativity. It is hoped that this study will encourage greater integration of research between those working on the Nag Hammadi material and those studying early Christian paraenetic discourse.