TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberge,Michel
TI  - The paraphrase of Shem (NH VII, 1): introduction, translation, and commentary 
T2  - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies
SN  - 9789004185852
AV  - BT1392.P35 A3 2010
U1  - 229/.9 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Paraphrase of Shem
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-157) and indexes; Preliminary Material; M. Roberge --; Introduction; M. Roberge --; Preliminary Note On The Translation; M. Roberge --; Translation; M. Roberge --; Commentary; M. Roberge --; Bibliography; M. Roberge --; Appendix; M. Roberge --; A. Index Of Modern Authors; M. Roberge --; B. Index Of Mythological Names; M. Roberge --; C. Index Of Ancient Sources; M. Roberge --; D. Index Of Subjects; M. Roberge; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - This book presents the first comprehensive interpretation of the Paraphrase of Shem, Codex VII,1 in the Coptic Nag Hammadi Library. The lenghty introduction discusses the literary genre of the treatise, its plan and system, its situation among the Gnostic systems, its provenance and date. The translation sets out the text in paragraphs, with headings and subheadings. A short commentary follows the translation. The analysis of the system shows that the author is working from a model of the universe, whose principles have been drawn from Stoicism and Middle Platonism. While dipping into the springs of the major Sethian and Valentinian systems, the author follows his own way and offers an original system, anticipating in many respects Manichaeism
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004182028.i-192
ER  -