Nicolet & Kartzow/Complexity of Conversion, 10. Leaving the Traditions

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How to Cite: Rosland, Kristine. Leaving the Traditions of the Fathers: Perspectives on Conversion from a Christianity That Did Not Survive. The Complexity of Conversion - Intersectional Perspectives on Religious Change in Antiquity and Beyond. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 212-234 Oct 2021. ISBN 9781781795736.

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This chapter discusses how the late antique revelatory dialogue The Apocryphon of John–representing a form of Christianity rejected by the heresiologists–may have helped converts make sense of their experiences of changing religious allegiance through its engagement with the themes of humanity’s heavenly origin and struggles with evil forces.

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  • container title
    The Complexity of Conversion: Intersectional Perspectives on Religious Change in Antiquity and Beyond
  • creator
    Kristine Toft Rosland
  • isbn
    9781781799987 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • series title
    Studies in Ancient Religion and Culture
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781799987