Sharing and Hiding Religious Knowledge in Early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Mladen Popovic

ISBN 10: 3110595710 / ISBN 13: 9783110595710

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2018

About this Item

How did ancient communities approach the concept of religious knowledge? Was it something to be shared with all, or was it the provenance of certain initiates? This volume of collected essays illustrates a range of approaches to this dilemma, from ancient Babylon, Judaism (Dead Sea scrolls, Book of Jubilees, rabbinic traditions in the Roman Empire), Christianity (Gnosticism, Alexandria, Gospel of John) and Islam (Qur'an and Ismaili traditions).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sharing and Hiding Religious Knowledge in Early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110595710
• ISBN 13: 9783110595710
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 6.14W x 0.63H x 9.21D inches 6.14 inches width by 0.63 inches height by 9.21 inches depth
• Weight: 447 grams

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Synopsis

How did ancient communities approach the concept of religious knowledge? Was it something to be shared with all, or was it the provenance of certain initiates? This volume of collected essays illustrates a range of approaches to this dilemma, from ancient Babylon, Judaism (Dead Sea scrolls, Book of Jubilees, rabbinic traditions in the Roman Empire), Christianity (Gnosticism, Alexandria, Gospel of John) and Islam (Qur’ān and Ismaili traditions).

About the Author

Mladen Popović, Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, and Clare Wilde, University of Groningen, Netherlands