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THE THEOLOGY OF ARITHMETIC
NUMBER SYMBOLISM IN PLATONISM AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY |
| By: |
Joel Kalvesmaki |
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Paperback |
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£19.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674073304 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674073302 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES |
| Pub. date: |
6 May, 2013 |
| Series: |
Hellenic Studies Series 59 |
| Pages: |
250 |
| Language: |
Greek, Modern (1453-), English |
| Description: |
In the second century, some Gnostic Christians used numerical structures to describe God, interpret the Bible, and frame the universe. The Theology of Arithmetic explores the rich variety of number symbolism used by gnosticizing groups and their orthodox critics, and shows how earlier neo-Pythagorean and Platonist thought influenced this theology. |
| Synopsis: |
In the second century, Valentinians and other gnosticizing Christians used numerical structures and symbols to describe God, interpret the Bible, and frame the universe. In this study of the controversy that resulted, Joel Kalvesmaki shows how earlier neo-Pythagorean and Platonist number symbolism provided the impetus for this theology of arithmetic, and describes the ways in which gnosticizing groups attempted to engage both the Platonist and Christian traditions. He explores the rich variety of number symbolism then in use, among both gnosticizing groups and their orthodox critics, demonstrating how those critics developed an alternative approach to number symbolism that would set the pattern for centuries to come. Arguing that the early dispute influenced the very tradition that inspired it, Kalvesmaki explains how, in the late third and early fourth centuries, numbers became increasingly important to Platonists, who engaged in arithmological constructions and disputes that mirrored the earlier Christian ones. |
| Illustrations: |
6 line illustrations, 1 halftone |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies |
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