| Description |
Seminar investigates what we know of the influential Egyptian Christian teacher Valentinus (a.k.a. "arch heretic"), c. 150 CE; the work and teaching of his most prominent followers, Heracleon and Ptolemy, as well as the sources often classified as Valentinian, such as, Gospel of Truth, the Tripartite Tractate, Interpretation of the Gnosis, and how these engage social, political, and religious issues within the early Christian movement. Professors Christopher Markschies from Germany and Einar Thomassen from the University of Bergen, Norway, have both agreed to participate while visiting Princeton next spring. |