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the Christian encounter with Manichaeism in the Acts of Archelaus

A collection of articles on the key early Christian anti-Manichaean work, the Acts of Archelaus (Acta Archelai), identifying authentic Manichaean material and shedding light on the dynamics of Manichaean penetration into the Christian West and the polemical strategies unleashed in an attempt to defe...

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Editor:Jason David BeDuhn, Paul Allan Mirecki
Published: E.J. Brill, Leiden-Boston, 2007
Series:Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies
Volume:61
Language:English
Total Pages:VIII + 178
ISBN:978-90-04-16180-1
Format:Book
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Mani
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Manichaeism related to Augustine > anti-Manichean > polemic
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Manichaeism apart from Augustine > dualism
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Manichaeism apart from Augustine > [Nag Hammadi]
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Summary:A collection of articles on the key early Christian anti-Manichaean work, the Acts of Archelaus (Acta Archelai), identifying authentic Manichaean material and shedding light on the dynamics of Manichaean penetration into the Christian West and the polemical strategies unleashed in an attempt to defend against it.

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