Danger! Books!
A new issue (39:2) of the journal Henoch includes a section devoted to “Dangerous Books: Scribal Activity and Religious Boundaries in Late Antiquity and Beyond.” The section is edited by […]
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Correspondences 4 Online
The latest issue of Correspondences: Online Journal for the Academic Study of Western Esotericism is online in its entirety. This issue covers a wide range of material, including ancient and […]
Gnose et manichéisme. Festschrift Dubois
I have been waiting with bated breath for some time for the volume honoring the work of Jean-Daniel Dubois, a luminary of scholarship on Gnosticism and Manichaeism, to appear. Brepols […]
Forthcoming: April DeConick, The Gnostic New Age
I have been looking forward to this book for a long time – April DeConick‘s The Gnostic New Age, which promises to be a very stimulating discussion of Gnosticism in […]
First issue of Gnosis: Journal for Gnostic Studies Published
The theme of the issue is “Gnostic Countercultures,” with a slew of papers on Gnosticism (sensu lato) and transgression. Topics covered range from ancient Gnostic sources to Neoplatonic theurgy, the […]
Special issue of BSOR on the Discovery of the Nag Hammadi Codices
The 12 codices containing Coptic Gnostic literature discovered close to Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945 are often preceded by James M. Robinson’s colorful story of their discovery, a story which […]
“Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”-Papyrus’ owner unmasked
What a yarn. Read it here at The Atlantic. The evidence that the papyrus is a forgery is overwhelming; the most up-to-date discussions I know of may be found here, […]
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