A NEW GNOSTICISM

An old threat to the church

November 2, 2004

Published in the 2004-11-05 issue:

Luke Timothy Johnson is emeritus Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and a frequent Commonweal contributor.

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