Cover
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Valentinian Source in Clement’s Excerpts of Theodotus
3. The Foundations of Allegorical Interpretation in Philo and among the Valentinians
4. Protology
5. The Wisdom of God and the Creation of Matter
6. The Creation of the First Human in Allegorical Exegesis
7. Cain, Abel, Seth, and Israel in Allegorical Exegesis
8. The Valentinians and the Survival of Philo’s Works
Bibliography
Ancient Sources Index
Modern Authors Index
Subject Index