John D Turner
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John D. Turner is a professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska. He is well known for his translations of the Nag Hammadi library
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Dr Turner has recently contributed to research into the relationship between Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
, including a study of the use of terms and concepts by the author or authors of the Sethian Allogenes text.
Nag Hammadi library
The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945. That year, twelve leather-bound papyrus codices buried in a sealed jar were found by a local peasant named Mohammed Ali Samman...
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Dr Turner has recently contributed to research into the relationship between Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
Neoplatonism and Gnosticism
Neoplatonism is the modern term for a school of Hellenistic philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century, based on the teachings of Plato and some of his early followers. Neoplatonism took definitive shape with the philosopher Plotinus, who claimed to have received his teachings from Ammonius...
, including a study of the use of terms and concepts by the author or authors of the Sethian Allogenes text.