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Volume 25, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1155-3316
  • E-ISSN: 2034-6468

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Abstract

An interpretation of some of the Valentinian gnostic Theodotus takes into account the contribution of the Coptic documents of Nag Hammadi for a renewed reading of Valentinian soteriology. The few fragments on Adam’s figure bring about a better understanding of how the Valentinians read biblical Scriptures under Plato’s light ; these fragments deal with three traditional categories (hylics, psychics and pneumatics), about the totality of human race. The threefold partition helps defining Valentinian anthropology and explaining how each individual may obtain salvation.

Abstract

Une lecture de certains du gnostique valentinien Théodote tient compte ici de l’apport des documents coptes de Nag Hammadi, en vue d’une interprétation renouvelée de la sotériologie valentinienne. Les quelques fragments sur la figure d’Adam permettent de mieux comprendre comment les valentiniens lisent les écritures bibliques à la lumière de Platon, et visent ainsi, avec trois catégories traditionnelles (hyliques, psychiques et pneumatiques), la totalité du genre humain. La tripartition sert à définir l’anthropologie valentinienne et à préciser comment chaque individu pourrait parvenir au salut.

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2014-01-01
2025-12-15

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