10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OGDOAD»
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ogdoad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Gnosis and Hermeticism from Antiquity to Modern Times
A READING OF THE DISCOURSE ON THE OGDOAD AND THE ENNEAD (NAG
HAMMADI CODEX VI.6) JEAN-PIERRE MAHÉ The so-called Discourse on the
Ogdoad and the Ennead is a Hermetic dialogue between a teacher and a
disciple ...
R. van den Broek, Wouter J. Hanegraaff, 1998
2
Handbook of Egyptian Mythology
This made the Ogdoad “the fathers and mothers” of the creator. Alternatively,
creator gods such as Amun, Ptah, or Thoth were viewed as calling the eight into
being. The creator was then “his” own ancestor, the “father of the fathers and
mothers ...
3
St. Irenaeus of Lyons Against the Heresies
The second Tetrad came forth as a daughter from the Mother of all things, that is,
from the first Tetrad,7 thus the first Ogdoad resulted. From this proceeded the
Decad. In this way a Decad and an Ogdoad were made. The Decad, then, having
...
Saint Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon.), Dominic J. Unger, John J. Dillon, 1992
4
Religion in Ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice
Thus came into existence the Ogdoad . . . consisting of its four males, and a wife
for each one. It is this that Thebes made, together with the four drops that were in
her. They are the men and ladies of Tanen . 27 The land of Thebes rejoiced at ...
Byron Esely Shafer, Leonard H. Lesko, David P. Silverman, 1991
5
Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, Bride of God
PLEROMA place of origination OGDOAD place of withdrawal and waiting. 11.
Mother of the Ogdoad. Sophia is shown here holding up a seven-pointed star. In
gnostic cosmology, she overcomes the seven planetary rulers and rises to
become ...
6
The Legacy of John: Second-Century Reception of the Fourth ...
4.2.59 Second, the doctrine contains the usual Valentinian Ogdoad of first aeons,
five of whom have names that are found in John's prologue (πατήρ, ἀλήθεια,
λόγος, ζωή, ἄνθρωπος). However, this Ogdoad with its “Johannine” names ...
7
The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis: Book I (sects 1-46)
... the first Ogdoad) the males Sole, Third, Fifth and Seventh—and the females
Dyad, Tetrad, Hexad and Ogdoad. (3) This Ogdoad, named in correspondence
with the prior Ogdoad—Depth, Father, Man, Word, and Silence, Truth, Church
and ...
Saint Epiphanius (Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus), 2009
In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad (Greek "," the eightfold) were eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis during what is called the Old Kingdom, the third through sixth dynasties, dated between 2686 to 2134 BC. First it was a cult having ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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From the Lost Teaching of Polycarp: Identifying Irenaeus' ...
Letter to Victor, On the Ogdoad, concerning Florinus, now a Valentinian, at
earliest ( 1 89) (or, 5 and 6 could be switched). 7. Against Heresies, book 5,
probably after the letter to Victor and therefore 189 or later, but could be earlier. 8.
Letter to ...
10
Tutankhamun's Armies: Battle and Conquest During Ancient ...
Ogdoad. The first seeming mystery of Akhenaten's theology is the location of its
capital at an apparently remote area in Middle Egypt. The usual explanation is
that the region belonged to no deity and was an otherwise undeveloped site.
John Coleman Darnell, Colleen Manassa, 2007
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OGDOAD»
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ogdoad is used in the context of the following news items.
Church Fathers: Background on Heresies
Irenaeus also wrote a book On the Ogdoad (a term with origins in Egyptian religion, which took on a number of different meanings related to the ... «Catholic Culture, Jun 15»
MICHAEL ZANSKY: A Vacation on Mars with God
His barques float on black seas, but the Ogdoad inhabiting this timeless landscape are figures in the artist's personal creation myth. «Brooklyn Rail, Feb 14»
Mystery of Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe --"Not …
As a very fine example, just take the Egyptian Mythology of Creation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogdoad#In_Egyptian_mythology. Just read ... «The Daily Galaxy, Nov 13»
