Item #61735 The Gnostic Heresies of the First and Second Centuries; by the Late Henry Longueville Mansel Dean of St. Pauls With a sketch of his work, life and character, by the earl of Carnarvon. Henry Longueville MANSEL, J. B. Lightfoot, Joseph Barber Lightfoot Earl of Carnarvon.
The Gnostic Heresies of the First and Second Centuries; by the Late Henry Longueville Mansel Dean of St. Pauls With a sketch of his work, life and character, by the earl of Carnarvon

The Gnostic Heresies of the First and Second Centuries; by the Late Henry Longueville Mansel Dean of St. Pauls With a sketch of his work, life and character, by the earl of Carnarvon

London: John Murray, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxxii + 288pp + 20pp publisher's catalogue. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, blind borders to upper board, index. An early study of Gnosticism in the form of 13 lectures by Henry Longueville Mansel, (1820 – 1871) an English philosopher and ecclesiastic. Introduction; Sources of Gnosticism; Classification of Gnostic sects; Sources of Gnosticism - Classification of Gnostic sects; Notices of Gnosticism in the New Testament; Notices of Gnosticism in the New Testament; Precursors of Gnosticism - Simon Magus and Meander; The Ophite sects; Cerinthus - Carpocrates - The Nazarenes and Ebionites; Syrian Gnosticism - Saturninus - Tatian - Bardesanes; Egyptian Gnosticism - Basilides; Egyptian Gnosticism - Valentinus and the Valentinians; Valentinus and the Valentinian; Asiatic Gnosticism - Marcion; Judaizing reaction - The Clementines - The Elkesaites; Christian opponents of Gnosticism, Irenaeus, Tertullian; Clement of Alexandria - Hippolytus. Cloth a bit rubbed overall, spine darkened, spine ends heavily chafed and frayed with some loss and splits to cloth at gutters, corners bumped and chafed, endpapers split slightly at inner hinges - hinges holding well, pages toned with some light foxing to early pages, armorial bookplate & old Weiser NYC bookshop sticker on front pastedown, owner's name on half title page, scattered pen and pencil underlines and notes throughout but mostly clean inside. A rather shabby Good only copy. Item #61735

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