A Diachronic Analysis of the Use of Scripture in the Variant Versions of the Apocryphon of John
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description: This dissertation explores at length the Apocryphon of John's ambivalent treatment of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Although Moses is explicitly corrected at five points in the text--four times mentioned by name (NHC II 13,18-21; 22,22-25; 23,3-4; and 29,6-10) and one time by inference (NHC II 21,9-14)--the Genesis account of creation is nonetheless the basis for the Apocryphon's cosmogony and anthropogony. It is argued that the Apocryphon's uneven treatment of the Bible is the result of a development of the text in the midst of a dispute with other early catholics.
abstract: This dissertation explores at length the Apocryphon of John's ambivalent treatment of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Although Moses is explicitly corrected at five points in the text--four times mentioned by name (NHC II 13,18-21; 22,22-25; 23,3-4; and 29,6-10) and one time by inference (NHC II 21,9-14)--the Genesis account of creation is nonetheless the basis for the Apocryphon's cosmogony and anthropogony. It is argued that the Apocryphon's uneven treatment of the Bible is the result of a development of the text in the midst of a dispute with other early catholics.
author: Creech, David
keywords: Early Christianity, Gnosticism, Intepretation, Scripture, Biblical Studies
date published: 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T02:54:59Z
provider: Loyola University Chicago
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Loyola University Chicago