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The journey of the soul: Its express...

Reis, David Michael.

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The journey of the soul: Its expressions in early Christianity.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The journey of the soul: Its expressions in early Christianity./
作者:	Reis, David Michael.
面頁冊數:	357 p.
附註:	Adviser: Gregory J. Riley.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International60-06A.
標題:	Philosophy. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9932581
ISBN:	0599330082

The journey of the soul: Its expressions in early Christianity.
Reis, David Michael.

The journey of the soul: Its expressions in early Christianity. - 357 p.

Adviser: Gregory J. Riley.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Claremont Graduate University, 1999.

As myriad opinions on the concept of the soul survive from antiquity, it is unlikely that the topic held only a simple theoretical significance. In fact, Greco-Roman philosophers show that the soul (<italic>psyche</italic>) is important not only for the delineation of anthropology, but also because, as the psychological agent that controls and directs the individual, it plays a central role in acquiring knowledge and initiating bodily movement. With these functions, the soul was thus integrally related to the philosophical branches Logic and Ethics. As such, defining its nature became a matter with wide-ranging implications. Consequently, this study claims that the concept of the soul and meditations on its journey can act as a template for understanding the controversies found among some early Christian communities. The purpose of this work is therefore to detail the variety of conceptions of the soul and its journey, to identify its entrance into the discourse of early Christianity, and to analyze its significance for the theological objectives of Paul and his churches, the communities surrounding the apostles Thomas and John, and those who valued the <italic>Apocryphon of John</italic> from Nag Hammadi.

ISBN: 0599330082Subjects--Topical Terms:

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