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Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One. Introduction
- 1. Purpose and Rationale
- 2. Structure and Method
- 3. Outlining an Approach
- Chapter Two. History of Research
- 1. Preliminary Remarks
- 2. Simon observed within the Debate over the Historical Value of Acts
- 3. Simon observed within the Debate over the Nature and Origin of Gnosticism
- 4. Concluding Remarks
- Chapter Three. The Sources
- 1. Introduction
- 2. References to the Magoi in the Literature of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Magoi in the Pre-Socratics
- Excursus: Heraclitus of Ephesus
- 2.3 Magoi in the Historians of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
- 2.4 Magoi in the Philosophers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
- 2.5 Magoi in the Writers of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
- 2.6 Observations
- 2.7 Conclusions
- 3. The New Testament Account of Simon
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Some Textual Considerations in Acts 8:4â25
- 3.3 Summary Conclusions
- 4. The Accounts of Simon in Ancient Christian Writers prior to 400CE
- 4.1 Justin Martyr
- 4.2 Irenaeus
- 4.3 Hippolytus
- 4.4 Epiphanius
- 4.5 The Pseudo-Clementine Literature
- 4.6 The Apocryphal Acts of Peter
- 5. Summary Conclusions
- Chapter Four. Simon the Magician
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Magic in the Graeco-Roman World
- 3. Jewish Magic
- Excursus: Honi the Circle Drawer and Hanina Ben Dosa
- 4. Magoi in the Matthean Infancy Narrative
- 5. Simon the âMagicianâ and other âMagiciansâ in the Book of Acts
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Philip, Peter, and Simon the âMagicianâ in Acts 8:4â25
- Excursus: [The] City of Samaria and a âSamaritanâ Simon in Acts 8:4â25
- 5.3 Paul and the Jewish âMagicianâ Bar-Jesus in Acts 13:4â12
- 5.4 Paul and the Ephesian Exorcists in Acts 19:13â20
- Chapter Five. Simon the Gnostic
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Towards a Consensus in Terminology
- 2.1 The Word âGnosticâ and Its Development
- 2.2 The Word âGnosticismâ and Its Development
- 3. Evidence from Ancient Christian Writers
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Literary Fragments
- Excursus: Simon and the Gods and Goddesses of Graeco-Roman Antiquity
- Chapter Six. Conclusion
- 1. Preliminary Remarks
- 2. The Messina Definition and Simon
- 3. Ancient Christian Writers and Simon
- 4. âSimonâ on Simon
- 5. Final Remarks
- Bibliography
- 1. Sources (Texts and Translations)
- 1.1. Jewish, Samaritan, and Christian
- 1.2. Iranian
- 1.3. Greek and Roman
- 1.4. Nag Hammadi
- 1.5. Magical Papyri
- 2. Reference
- 3. Secondary Literature
- Index of References
- 1. Old Testament/Hebrew Bibel
- 2. Septuagint, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha
- 3. New Testament
- 4. Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature
- 5. Rabbinic Literature
- 6. Early Christian Literature, Nag Hammadi
- 7. Ancient Writers
- 8. Papyri, Inscriptions
- 9. Other Sources
- Index of Modern Authors