TY - BOOK AU - Tite,Philip L. TI - Valentinian ethics and paraenetic discourse: determining the social function of moral exhortation in Valentinian Christianity T2 - Brill eBook titles 2009 SN - 9789047428527 AV - BT1475 .T58 2009 U1 - 230 PY - 2009/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Evangelium veritatis KW - swd KW - Moralität KW - Paränese KW - Sittliche Erziehung KW - Sozialethik KW - Valentinianismus KW - Valentinians N1 - Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--McGill University, 2005; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material; Tite --; Chapter One. Introduction; Tite --; Chapter Two. Constructing Social Identity Through Discourse: A Socio-Rhetorical Approach For The Study Of Valentinian Paraenesis; Tite --; Chapter Three. Defining Paraenesis I: Historical Phases Within The Academic Study Of Paraenesis; Tite --; Chapter Four. Defining Paraenesis II: Towards A Functional Understanding Of Paraenesis; Tite --; Chapter Five. Literary Aspects Of Paraenesis: Indicators Of Moral Exhortation From The Greco-Roman World Within Valentinianism; Tite --; Chapter Six. Two Schools And The Call To Reconciliation: Literary And Social Aspects Of Moral Exhortation In The Interpretation Of Knowledge; Tite --; Chapter Seven. Existing In Error: Literary And Social Aspects Of Moral Exhortation In The Gospel Of Truth; Tite --; Chapter Eight. Conclusion; Tite --; Bibliography; Tite --; Index Of Modern Names; Tite --; Index Of Ancient Sources; Tite --; Subject Index; Tite; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004175075.i-370 ER -