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Sylwana Brudna Gra
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Author : Marek Tarnowicz
language : pl
Publisher: e-bookowo
Release Date : 2019-08-29
Sylwana Brudna Gra written by Marek Tarnowicz and has been published by e-bookowo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-29 with Fiction categories.
Po kilkunastoletnim szkoleniu na Łowcę, Sylwana dołącza do Bractwa i wyrusza na gościńce, gdzie tępi bezlitośnie zbirów grabiących i zabijających ludzi. Zdobywa sławę i uznanie w całym królestwie i poza jego granicami. W jej wspomnieniach jest ciągle żywa pamięć o ojcu, zabitym przez siepaczy pirata Ren zu Khana. Tak naprawdę to on jest jej celem. To jego chce za wszelką cenę dopaść. Ren zu Khan mimo poniesionej przed kilkunastu laty porażki, nie rezygnuje i nadal nastaje na jej życie, wciągając w to magów i wysoko postawione osoby w królestwie. Stawką jest dotarcie do legendarnych Szafirowych Ruin, zbudowanych przez Pradawnych. Starożytnych założycieli zaginionej cywilizacji. Szukała źródła rosnącego zagrożenia. – Nieważne – odpowiedział, robiąc krok w jej stronę. – Muszę ci coś powiedzieć. – Następny krok. – Poczekaj. Coś tu… W lot zrozumiał, o co jej chodzi. – Uciekaj do swoich. Oni mnie oszukali… Przytłumione uderzenie niczym grotem bełta w beczkę zabrzmiało w jej uszach jak huk gromu. Przez jedno z jego oczu wyszedł właśnie grot. Tropiciel zrobił jeszcze jeden krok, po czym upadł na ziemię. Z różnych stron dotarł do niej tupot podkutych stalą butów. Wyciągnęła broń, szykując się do obrony. Wokół niej zaroiło się od rosłych mężczyzn. Otoczyli ją ze wszystkich stron, spod długich peleryn wyciągając miecze. Zrobiła powolny obrót, szukając pomiędzy nimi lub wśród nich słabego punktu. Otaczali ją jednak na tyle szczelnie, że miała raczej marne szanse na przejście przez ten mur bez walki. Całość uzupełniali pojedynczy strzelcy z kuszami. Jeden z nich zakładał następny pocisk. – O co chodzi? – zapytała tych stojących naprzeciw. Nie odpowiedzieli. Powstałą ciszę przerwały pojedyncze kroki. Podniosła głowę, spoglądając pomiędzy nimi. Wolno, bez zbytniego pośpiechu wszedł w ten krąg starszy mężczyzna. Patrzył na nią łagodnie. – Odnoszę wrażenie, że ty mi powiesz, o co chodzi? – zapytała, nie opuszczając mieczy. – Z rozkazu króla jesteś aresztowana. Odłóż broń – poprosił.
Hidden Wisdom
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Author : Gedaliahu A. Guy Stroumsa
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2005
Hidden Wisdom written by Gedaliahu A. Guy Stroumsa and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Religion categories.
This book investigates the problem of esoteric traditions in early Christianity, their origin and their transformation in Patristic hermeneutics, in the West as well as in the East. It argues that these traditions eventually formed the basis of nascent Christian mysticism in Late Antiquity. These esoteric traditions do not reflect the influence of Greek Mystery religions, as has often been claimed, but rather seem to stem from the Jewish background of Christianity. They were adopted by various Gnostic teachings, a fact which helps explaining their eventual disappearance from Patristic literature. The eleven chapters study each a different aspect of the problem, including the questions of Gnostic and Manichaean esotericism. This book will be of interest to all students of religious history in Late Antiquity. Revised and extended paperback edition. Originally published in 1996. Please click here for details.
The Gnostics
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Author : David Brakke
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-03
The Gnostics written by David Brakke and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-03 with Religion categories.
Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept of ÒGnosticismÓ and the nature of early Christian diversity. Acknowledging that the category ÒGnosticismÓ is flawed and must be reformed, David Brakke argues for a more careful approach to gathering evidence for the ancient Christian movement known as the Gnostic school of thought. He shows how Gnostic myth and ritual addressed basic human concerns about alienation and meaning, offered a message of salvation in Jesus, and provided a way for people to regain knowledge of God, the ultimate source of their being. Rather than depicting the Gnostics as heretics or as the losers in the fight to define Christianity, Brakke argues that the Gnostics participated in an ongoing reinvention of Christianity, in which other Christians not only rejected their ideas but also adapted and transformed them. This book will challenge scholars to think in news ways, but it also provides an accessible introduction to the Gnostics and their fellow early Christians.
Early Christian Books In Egypt
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Author : Roger S. Bagnall
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-13
Early Christian Books In Egypt written by Roger S. Bagnall and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-13 with Religion categories.
For the past hundred years, much has been written about the early editions of Christian texts discovered in the region that was once Roman Egypt. Scholars have cited these papyrus manuscripts--containing the Bible and other Christian works--as evidence of Christianity's presence in that historic area during the first three centuries AD. In Early Christian Books in Egypt, distinguished papyrologist Roger Bagnall shows that a great deal of this discussion and scholarship has been misdirected, biased, and at odds with the realities of the ancient world. Providing a detailed picture of the social, economic, and intellectual climate in which these manuscripts were written and circulated, he reveals that the number of Christian books from this period is likely fewer than previously believed. Bagnall explains why papyrus manuscripts have routinely been dated too early, how the role of Christians in the history of the codex has been misrepresented, and how the place of books in ancient society has been misunderstood. The author offers a realistic reappraisal of the number of Christians in Egypt during early Christianity, and provides a thorough picture of the economics of book production during the period in order to determine the number of Christian papyri likely to have existed. Supporting a more conservative approach to dating surviving papyri, Bagnall examines the dramatic consequences of these findings for the historical understanding of the Christian church in Egypt.
Gnosis
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Author : Christoph Markschies
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2003-07-01
Gnosis written by Christoph Markschies and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-01 with Religion categories.
This introduction to Gnosis by Christoph Markschies combines great clarity with immense learning.In his Introduction Markschies defines the term Gnosis and its relationship to 'Gnosticism', indicating why Gnosis is preferable and sketches out the main problems. He then treats the sources, both those in the church fathers and heresiologists, and the more recent Nag Hammadi finds. He goes on to discuss early forms of 'Gnosis' in antiquity, Jewish and Christian (New Testament) and the early Gnostics; the main representatives of Gnosis, especially Valentinus and Marcion; Manichaeism as the culmination and end-point of Gnosis; ancient communities of 'Gnostics'; and finally 'Gnosis' in antiquity and the present.There is a useful chronological table and an excellent select bibliography.
The Earliest History Of The Christian Gathering
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Author : Valeriy A. Alikin
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010
The Earliest History Of The Christian Gathering written by Valeriy A. Alikin and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Religion categories.
Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the social and religio-historical background of the weekly gatherings of Christians and presents a fresh reconstruction of how the weekly gatherings originated and developed in both form and content. The topics studied here include the origins of the observance of Sunday as the weekly Christian feast-day, the shape and meaning of the weekly gatherings of the Christian communities, and the rise of customs such as preaching, praying, singing, and the reading of texts in these meetings.
Beyond Gnosticism
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Author : Ismo Dunderberg
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2008
Beyond Gnosticism written by Ismo Dunderberg and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
Valentinus (100-160 C.E.) was an influential Gnostic opposed to the practices that would later become part of the Christian orthodoxy. This text covers Valentinus's interpretation of the biblical creation myth, in which he affirms mankind's original immortality and places a special emphasis on the 'frank speech' afforded to Adam by God.
Ancient Gnosticism
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Author : Birger Albert Pearson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Ancient Gnosticism written by Birger Albert Pearson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Religion categories.
* A brief and accessible introduction to Gnosticism
Mission And Conversion
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Author : Martin Goodman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994
Mission And Conversion written by Martin Goodman and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
This book tackles a central problem of comparative religious history: proselytizing by Jews and pagans in the ancient world, and the origins of missions in the early Church. Why did some individuals in the first four centuries of the Christian era believe it desirable to persuade outsiders to join their religious group, while others did not? In this book, the author offers a new hypothesis about the origins of Christian proselytizing, arguing that mission is not an inherent religious instinct, that in antiquity it was found only sporadically among Jews and pagans, and that even Christians rarely stressed its importance in the early centuries. Much of the book focusses on the history of Judaism in late antiquity. Dr Goodman makes a detailed and radical re-evaluation of the evidence for Jewish missionary attitudes in the late Second Temple and Talmudic periods, questioning many commonly held assumptions, in particular the view that Jews proselytized energetically in the first century CE. This leads him on to take issue with the common notion that the early Christian mission to the gentiles imitated or competed with contemporary Jews. Finally, the author puts forward some novel suggestions as to how the Jewish background to Christianity may nonetheless have contributed to the enthusiastic adoption of universal proselytizing by some followers of Jesus in the apostolic age.
The Second Church
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Author : Ramsay MacMullen
language : en
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Release Date : 2009
The Second Church written by Ramsay MacMullen and has been published by Society of Biblical Lit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Religion categories.
Christianity in the century both before and after Constantine s conversion is familiar thanks to the written sources; now Ramsay MacMullen, in his fifth book on ancient Christianity, considers especially the unwritten evidence. He uses excavation reports about hundreds of churches of the fourth century to show what worshipers did in them and in the cemeteries where most of them were built. What emerges, in this richly illustrated work, is a religion that ordinary Christians, by far the majority, practiced in a different and largely forgotten second church. The picture fits with textual evidence that has been often misunderstood or little noticed. The first church the familiar one governed by bishops in part condemned, in part tolerated, and in part re-shaped the church of the many. Even together, however, the two constituted by the end of the period studied (AD 400) a total of the population far smaller than has ever been suggested. Better estimates are now made for the first time from quantifiable data, that is, from the physical space available for attendance in places of worship. Reassessment raises very large questions about the place of religion in the life of the times and in the social composition of both churches.