Women and Knowledge in Early Christianity

Women and Knowledge in Early Christianity offers a collection of essays that deal with perceptions of wisdom, femaleness, and their interconnections in a wide range of ancient sources, including papyri, Nag Hammadi documents, heresiological accounts and monastic literature.

Ulla Tervahauta Th.D. (2013), is Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki. Her research interests include Nag Hammadi writings, and early Christianity in Egypt and Palestine. She has published A Story of the Soul’s Journey in the Nag Hammadi Library (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2015). Ivan Miroshnikov Ph.D. (2016) is Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki and a Research Fellow at the Center of Egyptological Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He works on Coptic literature and manuscripts, including the Nag Hammadi writings. Outi Lehtipuu Th.D. (2004) is Academy Research Fellow and University Lecturer at the University of Helsinki. An expert on early Christianity, her most recent book is Debates over the Resurrection of the Dead: Constructing Early Christian Identity (Oxford University Press, 2015).Ismo Dunderberg Th.D. (1994) is Dean and Professor of New Testament studies at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki. He has published extensively on Johannine literature, early Christian gospels, Valentinian Christianity and Nag Hammadi writings, including Beyond Gnosticism (Columbia University Press, 2008).