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Overview"Epiphanius, monastic founder and bishop of Salamis on Cyprus for almost 40 years of the fourth century, threw heart and soul into the controversies of the time and produced the ""Panarion"" or ""Medicine Chest"", a historical encyclopedia of sects and heresies and their refutations. Book I, concerned chiefly with Gnostic and Jewish Christian groups, deals with material which is also found in Nag Hammadi, other Gnostic writings, and in such patristic authors as Irenaeus and Hippolytus. Documents not available elsewhere are reproduced here. Its translation has been found useful by students of Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism, patrologists, historians of religion, church historians, and students of Judaism, ." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank WilliamsPublisher: SBL Press Imprint: SBL Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.653kg ISBN: 9780884141303ISBN 10: 0884141306 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 11 January 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |