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Pius charles murray library journal 20060215 the book is eloquently argued, and presents its reading of texts clearly. A translation of the complete secret revelation of john is included. The secret revelation of john by karen king buy the book. In her analysis, the revelation becomes a comprehensible religious visionand a window on the religious culture of the roman empire. This is an extensive and scholarly but still very readable study of the text and the cultural milieu that influenced and in turn was influenced by the apocryphon iohannis. Author of the secret revelation of john, hollis professor of divinity at harvard university and one of the worlds foremost experts on gnosticism. And in fact a few finds even a hundred years before the nag hammadi library included the secret revelation or apocryphon of john. Karen leigh king born 1954, raised in sheridan, montana, us is an historian of religion working in the field of early christianity, who is currently the hollis professor of divinity harvard university, the oldest endowed chair in the united states 1721.
Apocryphon johannis, said to be christs revelation to his disciple john. Since it was known to the church father irenaeus, it must have been written before around 180 ce. The secret revelation of john kindle edition by karen l king. This is an extensive and scholarly but still very readable study of the text and the cultural.
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