The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5) : : a A Study of Determinism and Early Christian Philosophy of Ethics / / Paul Linjamaa.

• Superior document: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; 95
• VerfasserIn: Linjamaa, Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; 95.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 pages).

In The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5) Paul Linjamaa offers the first full length thematical monograph on the longest Valentinian text extant today. By investigating the ethics of The Tripartite Tractate , this study offers in-depth exploration of the text's ontology, epistemology, theory of will, and passions, as well as the anthropology and social setting of the text. Valentinians have often been associated with determinism, which has been presented as “Gnostic” and then not taken seriously, or been disregarded as an invention of ancient intra-Christian polemics. Linjamaa challenges this conception and presents insights into how early Christian determinism actually worked, and how it effectively sustained viable and functioning ethics.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework for Ethics -- The Ontological and Epistemological Foundations for Ethics -- Emotions, Demons, and Moral Ability -- Free Will and the Configuration of the Human Mind -- Ethics in Practice -- Natural Human Categories and Moral Progress -- School or Church? Teaching, Learning, and the Community Structure -- Honor and Attitudes toward Social and Political Involvement -- Conclusions and Implications -- Summary: the Nature of Early Christian Determinism -- Back Matter -- Implications and Suggestions for Further Studies -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Names -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects.