The Thunder: Perfect Mind: A New Translation and Introduction

Taussig, H., Calaway, J., Kotrosits, M., Lillie, C., Lasser,

ISBN 10: 0230105637 / ISBN 13: 9780230105638

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Thunder: Perfect Mind: A New Translation and Introduction
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230105637
• ISBN 13: 9780230105638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This is the first book-length treatment in English of the Nag Hammadi text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind - a poem of 'I am' statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. This book offers a fresh, current translation (with detailed Coptic annotations) and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text.

About the Author

Author Hal Taussig: Hal Taussig holds professorial rank at both the Recontructionist Rabbinical College and the Union Theological Seminary in New York, USA. His 13 books include A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts; In the Beginning Was the Meal: Social Experimentation and Early Christian Identity; Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma (with Maia Kotrosits); and Meals in the Early Christian World: Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table (with Dennis Smith). Author Maia Kotrosits: Maia Kotrosits is assistant professor of religion, queer studies, and women's studies at Denison University, USA.