Voices of the Mystics: Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas (2001 De Conick), book
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Voices of the Mystics: Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and Other Ancient Christian Literature (2001) is a book by April D. De Conick.
Abstract
Editions
Published in Sheffield [England]: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.
Contents
- 1. Traditio-Rhetorical Criticism: A Methodology for Examining the Discourse of Intertraditions
- 2. Vision Mysticism in the Ancient World: The Religio-Historical Horizon
- 1. Ancient Mystery Religions
- 2. Hermeticism
- 3. Judaism
- 4. Conclusion
- 3. Johannine Polemic against Vision Mysticism: The Traditio-Religious Horizon and the Point of Discourse
- 1. John 14.3-7
- 2. John 14.20-23
- 3. John 20.24-29
- 4. Conclusion
- 4. Thomasine Support for Vision Mysticism: The Traditio-Religious Horizon of John's Opponents
- 1. The visio Dei
- 2. Ascent and Transformation
- 3. Ascent Preparations
- 4. Celestial Temple Traditions
- 5. Conclusion
- 5. Faith Mysticism in the Gospel of John: The Interpretative Trajectory and Synthetic End Point
- 1. The Pretemporal Existence of Jesus
- 2. The Historical Presence of Jesus
- 3. The Historical Absence of Jesus
- 4. Conclusion
- 6. Vision Mysticism in Early Syrian Christian Texts: The Discourse Continues
- 1. Preachings of John
- 2. Gospel of the Savior
- 3. Apocryphon of James
- 4. Ascension of Isaiah
- 5. Dialogue of the Savior
- 6. Conclusion