Anthropos and Son of Man : : A Study in the Religious Syncretism of the Hellenistic Orient / / Carl H. Kraeling.
An examination of the ancient figure known as the Anthropos through a survey of Hellenistic, Gnostic, Manichean, Mandean, and Jewish sources. Suggests that Anthropos was used in the New Testament to characterize aspects of Christ.
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1927] ©1927 |
| Year of Publication: | 1927 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia University Oriental Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Chapter I. The Problem of the Anthropos
- Chapter II. The Manichean Primal Man
- Chapter III. The Anthropos in Hellenistic and Western Gnostic Systems
- Chapter IV. The Mandean Anthropos
- Chapter V. The Origin and Antiquity of the Anthropos
- Chapter VI. The Anthropos in Jewish Thought
- Chapter VII. The Anthropos and the New Testament Son of Man
- Summary and Conclusion
- Abbreviations