Linguistic Manifestations in the Trimorphic Protennoia and the Thunder: Perfect Mind. Analysed against the Background of Platonic and Stoic Dialectics PDF
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Linguistic Manifestations in the Trimorphic Protennoia and the Thunder: Perfect Mind Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies Editors Johannes van Oort & Einar Thomassen Editorial Board J.D. BeDuhn, A.D. DeConick, W.-P. Funk I. Gardner, S.N.C. Lieu, A. Marjanen P. Nagel, L. Painchaud, B.A. Pearson N.A. Pedersen, S.G. Richter, J.M. Robinson M. Scopello, J.D. Turner, G. Wurst VOLUME 91 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/nhms Linguistic Manifestations in the Trimorphic Protennoia and the Thunder: Perfect Mind Analysed against the Background of Platonic and Stoic Dialectics By Tilde Bak Halvgaard LEIDEN | BOSTON This publication has been typeset in the multilingual ‘Brill’ typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, ipa, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface. issn 0929-2470 isbn 978-90-04-30898-5 (hardback) isbn 978-90-04-30949-4 (e-book) Copyright 2016 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nv provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, ma 01923, usa. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Contents Preface vii Abbreviations ix 1 When Silence Appears in Sounds 1 The “Sethian” Tradition 5 2 Ancient Philosophy of Language 11 Plato on Language 13 The Cratylus—on Names 14 The Platonic Method of Diairesis 17 Stoic Dialectics 25 The Things Which Signify (σημαίνοντα) 27 What is Signified (σημαινόμενα) 35 Conclusion 38 3 The Trimorphic Protennoia 41 The Manuscript 41 The Content of the Trimorphic Protennoia 45 “I am”-Proclamations and Trim. Prot.’s Literary Parallels 49 Linguistic Manifestation in the Trimorphic Protennoia 54 ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ, ⲥⲙⲏ and ⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ—Diversities of Translation 55 First Part: The Discourse of Protennoia 61 Second Part: On Fate 82 Third Part: The Discourse of the Manifestation 89 Conclusion 95 4 The Thunder: Perfect Mind 98 The Manuscript 98 The Content of the Thunder: Perfect Mind 100 “I am”-Proclamations and Thund.’s Literary Parallels 106 The Function of Paradox and Antithesis 110 Linguistic Manifestation in the Thunder: Perfect Mind 112 The First Linguistic Passage 113 The Second Linguistic Passage 139 The Knowledge of My Name 143 vi contents Judgment and Acquittal 146 The Third Linguistic Passage 148 Conclusion 163 Epilogue 166 Bibliography of Ancient Sources 171 Bibliography 173 Index of Ancient Sources 186 Index of Names and Subjects 190 Preface This book is a revision of my dissertation which I defended at the University of Copenhagen in 2012. There are many people who, in one way or the other, have been part of this long process, and I wish to thank them all sincerely. First, I thank Prof. Troels Engberg-Pedersen for his hard but always excellent and con- structive advice, encouragements and timely instructions. Without him this project had not been as well thought through. I also wish to thank Prof. Antti Marjanen from the University of Helsinki, who, on my visits to Helsinki, most patiently spent several days discussing details of my project. I am enormously grateful for all the effort he has put into this. I thank the participants at the Helsinki Nag Hammadi Seminars for com- menting on early drafts of my dissertation, especially Prof. Ismo Dunderberg, Ulla Tervahauta and Päivi Vähäkangas for their comments and very good com- pany. At the same time, I send heartfelt thanks to all members of the Nordic Network of Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism (NNGN). The network was funded by NordForsk from 2004–2008, and directed by Prof. Einar Thomassen, Antti Marjanen and Nils Arne Pedersen. The annual seminars have provided an out- standing foundation for young scholars to grow and make good friends and colleagues across countries. I especially wish to thank Christian Bull, René Falkenberg, Lance Jenott, Hugo Lundhaug, and Tuomas Rasimus who have made our meetings unforgettable in many ways. I also thank Katrine Brix, Nanna Liv Olsen and Sara Møldrup Thejls for excellent Coptic sisterhood. Moreover, I would like to thank Prof. Harold Attridge who kindly welcomed my family and me during our visit to Yale in 2009. Likewise, I thank Prof. Paul- Hubert Poirier for patiently answering the numerous questions that I had for him, when I participated in the NHGN seminar at Laval University in 2010. I am very grateful to Prof. Ingvild Sælid Gilhus and Prof. Karen L. King for their generous support and encouragements. I admire them deeply not only because of their excellent work but as role models for women in scholarship. I wish to thank Prof. John D. Turner sincerely for his seminal work on Sethian Gnosticism as well as his wife Elizabeth Sterns for their overwhelming hospi- tality in Lincoln. I also thank David Tibet who, many years ago, got me into Nag Hammadi Studies through his fantastic music. He remains a constant source of inspiration. I wish to express a very special thanks to Dylan Burns, who has spent hours reading and correcting my dissertation to minimize the otherwise huge amount of flaws of my very best school English. Similarly, I thank Sarah viii preface Parkhouse for correcting the mistakes of the revised manuscript. Nevertheless, the remaining mistakes should still be ascribed to me. The last and greatest thanks is for my husband Christian Bak Halvgaard who has patiently supported me in every possible way. I dedicate this book with gratitude and love to him and our three daughters Esther, Iris and Flora. Abbreviations BASP Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists BCNH.C Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi, section “Concordances” BCNH.É Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi, section “Études” BCNH.T Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi, section “Textes” CNRS Éditions du Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique CSCO Corpus scriptorum christianorum orientalum. Edited by I.B. Chabot et al. Paris, 1903– D.L. Diogenes Laertius FDS Die Fragmente zur Dialektik der Stoiker HR History of Religions HTR Harvard Theological Review JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament: Supplement Series LCL Loeb Classical Library JAC Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum JHS Journal of Hellenic Studies LSJ Liddell, Scott, Jones Mn Mnemosyne Mus Muséon: Revue d’études orientales NHC Nag Hammadi Codices NHS Nag Hammadi Studies NHMS Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies NovT Novum Testamentum NRSV New Revised Standard Version NTOA Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus NTS New Testament Studies OrChr Oriens christianus Phron Phronesis PTS Patristische Texte und Studien REArm Revue des études arméniennes REg Revue d’égyptologie SBLSP Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers SBT Studies in Biblical Theology ScEs Science et Esprit StOR Studies in Oriental Religions SVF Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta. H. von Arnim. 4. Vols. Leipzig, 1903–1924 Tem Temenos x abbreviations Teubner Bibliotheca scriptorum graecorum et romanum teubneriana TLZ Theologische Literaturzeitung TRAPA Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association TSAJ Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum VC Vigiliae Christianae
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