{"product_id":"simon-magus-stephen-haar-9783110176896","title":"Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?","description":"This latest comprehensive work on Simon Magus lends new impetus to the investigation of Early Christianity and questions surrounding the origin and nature of Gnosticism. Major contributions of this study include: (1), a departure from the traditional exegesis of Acts 8, 5-24 (the first narrative source of Simon), and the later following reports of ancient Christian writers; (2), an overview of the literature of Graeco-Roman antiquity to determine the contribution of \"magic\" and \"the Magoi\" in the development of perceptions and descriptions of Simon; and (3), the inclusion of social science explanation models and modern estimations of \"identity\", in a creative approach to questions surrounding the phenomenon of Simon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Haar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110176890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110176896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.30w x 1.06d","brand":"Stephen Haar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940752228607,"sku":"9783110176896","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_33aa6d09-5602-4020-8c9e-716bebcf0afd.jpg?v=1681448985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simon-magus-stephen-haar-9783110176896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}