The Ascent of the Soul and the Pachomians:

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" The Ascent of the Soul and the Pachomians: "
Kimberley A. Fowler

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1067223
Doc. No	:	LA110852
Call No	:	‭10.1163/2451859X-12340027‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Kimberley A. Fowler
Title & Author	:	The Ascent of the Soul and the Pachomians: [Article] : Interpreting the Exegesis on the Soul (nhc ii,6) within a Fourth-Century Monastic Context\ Kimberley A. Fowler
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies
Date	:	2017
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/1
Page No	:	63–93
Abstract	:	The Exegesis on the Soul (nhc ii,6) allegorizes the degradation and re-ascent of the soul. Recently, scholars have reconsidered whether Pachomian monks produced and read the Nag Hammadi Codices, largely based upon codicological evidence. For Pachomians, the soul’s ascent from the body constituted the fulfilment of their ascetic regime. This article offers support for the ‘Pachomian connection’ by analyzing the Exegesis on the Soul alongside Pachomian literature. It argues that shared exegetical tendencies and a common approach to modes of ascetic practice and repentance strengthen the case for monastic readership and ownership of the Nag Hammadi Codices. The Exegesis on the Soul (nhc ii,6) allegorizes the degradation and re-ascent of the soul. Recently, scholars have reconsidered whether Pachomian monks produced and read the Nag Hammadi Codices, largely based upon codicological evidence. For Pachomians, the soul’s ascent from the body constituted the fulfilment of their ascetic regime. This article offers support for the ‘Pachomian connection’ by analyzing the Exegesis on the Soul alongside Pachomian literature. It argues that shared exegetical tendencies and a common approach to modes of ascetic practice and repentance strengthen the case for monastic readership and ownership of the Nag Hammadi Codices.
Descriptor	:	Egyptian monasticism
Descriptor	:	Exegesis on the Soul
Descriptor	:	Nag Hammadi Library
Descriptor	:	Origenist theology
Descriptor	:	Pachomians
Descriptor	:	scriptural exegesis
Descriptor	:	spiritual rebirth
Descriptor	:	transcendence
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/2451859X-12340027‬