Have you ever wondered why some early Christians believed that human destiny was controlled by hidden celestial forces, and how the soul could ultimately break free?Excerpts from Theodotus provides a compelling modern translation of one of the most vital surviving texts of Valentinian Gnosticism. Through these ancient fragments, attributed to the prominent Gnostic teacher Theodotus, readers are invited into a world where salvation is not merely a matter of faith,...

Have you ever wondered why some early Christians believed that human destiny was controlled by hidden celestial forces, and how the soul could ultimately break free?Excerpts from Theodotus provides a compelling modern translation of one of the most vital surviving texts of Valentinian Gnosticism. Through these ancient fragments, attributed to the prominent Gnostic teacher Theodotus, readers are invited into a world where salvation is not merely a matter of faith,...

We may thank Mr. Wilson, the translator, for separating this collection, absolutely, from the works of Clement of Alexandria, to which it has been made an appendix. The reference to “our Pantænus” gives the only colour for such a collocation with so great a name. It is the work of a Montanist, perhaps, who may have had some relations with the Alexandrian school; but it is hard to say precisely who, of three or four named Theodotus (all heretics), may have made the compilation, more especia...

This anthology edited by Philip Schaff, a renowned ecclesiastic historian, includes the most important works by early Christian theologians. Their comportment and sacrifice, their lectures and preaching, their moral values, and their understanding of Christianity and its most precious messages - shaped the foundations of the Christianity, helping it spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond its borders during the first centuries after the death of Jesus. The edition includes: Volume I:...

On 18 May the Roman Martyrology says: "At Ancyra, in Galatia, the martyr Saint Theodotus and the saintly virgins Thecusa, his aunt, Alexandra, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona, and Julitta", etc. They are mentioned in all the menologies, and Theodotus has a special feast on 7 June (Nilles, "Kal. man.", I, 162, and II, 583). He is patron of innkeepers. Emblems: torches and the sword. According to the Acts (Acta SS., May, IV, 147) Theodotus was a married man who kept an inn at Ancyra, the ...

本書分為三個部分「詩部」「歌部」和「詞部」。前兩部分皆以域外文學形式為參考引入中文，謂之新詩歌之嘗試，以振興格律。後者則用傳統方式填詞，然而本人才疏學淺，若存謬誤，尚希見宥。在這複雜的世界之中，我們用簡單的心回應著時空，或許人類終將泯滅，人性也一同沉淪，但是我們存在於現世，此時此刻便是時光最溫暖的陪伴。情感變化萬千且不可捉摸，而我們卻將其粗略地劃分並冠以名稱來減輕思考之負擔。這些隱約的情愫，若同春日光煥多姿之百花，繚人眼目，而我便在暮春之時輕柔地將滿地殘英收藏起來，如今呈現於你。最後請允我引一句蘇軾之名言，「但願人長久，千里共嬋娟」。

Since the grandparents of mine immigrated to Sinkiang from China proper after WWII, my fate has been bonded with the land of magic. I was born and raised in Ürümqi. Thus, I've got such a privilege to explore and enjoy the flourishing culture that the city can possibly provide.Buddhist temples, mosques and orthodox churches are coexisting in the city, harmoniously. The dwellers here speak Uyghur, Kazakh, Mandarin, Tajik, Mongolian, Russian and many other different languages. And the...

本書包含三個部分 「第五紀」 「消失的彼岸」 「上海之歌」「第五紀」以阿茲特克創世神話為本體，結合各地神話傳說，縱觀世界範圍內的歷史進程而創作的一首敘事詩。試圖通過時間與空間的連續延展，體悟浩瀚無垠的宇宙奧秘，並探索人類存在的真諦。「消失的彼岸」通過夢境般的講述，呈現出一個光怪陸離的異域神界。藉以世界各地神話傳說的啟迪，思考與探索當代社會與人類存在之意義的不同面相。「上海之歌」詩人游居上海時的創作。●關於暮春歌人●一九九四年生於天山北麓的沙漠綠洲--烏魯木齊市。詩人與旅者，追隨祖父母第二次世界大戰時從中國内地移民之步伐。回溯生命的源頭，探索世界的真諦。