For the Valentinian Gnostics of early Christianity, every event of the Savior’s life and death had a deep significance that could be unlocked by the perceptive mind. In this lecture, titled The World of Symbols in Valentinian Gnosticism, Einar Thomassen of the University of Bergen will describe this symbolic universe, which represents one of the earliest attempts to make theological sense of the life and death of Jesus.
This lecture is part of the Religions and Cultures of Late Antiquity Lecture Series and the Nag Hammadi Seminar.
When: Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 6 p.m. (updated Feb. 6)
Where: Room H-767, Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.), Sir George Williams Campus
Related links:
• Department of Religion
• Field of Study: Religions and Cultures in Late Antiquity (in the Department of Religion)
