Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse

Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse
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Total Pages : 384
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Download or read book Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse written by Philip L. Tite and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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