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Antti Sakari Marjanen

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Antti Sakari Marjanen
Born1952
Helsinki
💼 Occupation
Professor Emeritus of Gnostic Studies
👩 Spouse(s)Solveig Elisabet Marjanen
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Antti Sakari Marjanen (born 1952 in Helsinki) is a Finnish theologian and professor emeritus of Gnosticism and early Christian literature at the University of Helsinki.[1][2] He worked at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Theology in teaching and research positions since for almost 35 years.[3][4] In 2015, he was on the editorial board of the journal New Testament Studies.[5]

Marjanen's specialties are the Nag Hammadi library in Coptic, Gnosticism, and the roles and status of women in early Christian texts.[3][6][7] After his retirement, the book Women and Knowledge in Early Christianity: An Introduction was produced in honour of his 'lifetime of scholarship'.[2] Within this book, Professor John D. Turner suggested that Marjanen may be 'the only Professor of Gnostic Studies in the modern academic world'.[8]

His book The Woman Jesus Loved: Mary Magdalene in the Nag Hammadi Library and Related Documents studies Mary Magdalene's role and representation in the Nag Hammadi texts and related documents.[9][10][not in citation given] In it, he argues that Mary traditions do not always utilise her character in the same way. R. McL. Wilson described the book as an extensive and careful consideration of questions raised about Mary Magdalene in relevant texts.[9] In the same review, he stated that those 'who turn to this book in hope of sensational revelations, on the strength of its title, are doomed to disappointment.'[9] Professor Janet A. Timbie strongly reccomended the work as 'a model for the next stage in studies of Gnosticism and women in the early Church'.[10]

Alin Suciu stated that Marjanen was 'among the first to argue systematically that the ”Mary” who features in the Gnostic texts is indeed the Magdalene and not the mother of Christ'.[11]

Works[edit]

  • Huuhtanen, Pauli; Marjanen, Antti; Uro, Risto (1992). Jeesuksen salaiset sanat. Tuomaan evankeliumi [The Secret Words of Jesus: The Gospel of Thomas]. Helsinki. ISBN 951-570-116-3. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antti (1996). The Woman Jesus Loved. Mary Magdalene in the Nag Hammadi Library and Related Document. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-10658-8. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antii (1999). Johdatus koptin kieleen [Introduction to the Coptic language]. Helsinki: Finnish Egyptological Society. ISBN 951-96842-3-9. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antti; Dunderberg, Ismo (2001). Nag Hammadin kätketty viisaus. Gnostilaisia ja muita varhaiskristillisiä tekstejä [The Hidden Wisdom of Nag Hammadi: Gnostic and other early Christian texts]. Helsinki: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-30859-5. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antti (2005). Was There a Gnostic Religion?. Helsinki & Göttingen: Publications of the Finnish Exegetical Society. ISBN 951-9217-42-8. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antii; Luomanen, Petri, eds. (2005). A Companion to Second-century Christian "Heretics". Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9004144641. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antti; Dunderberg, Ismo (2006). Juudaksen evankeliumi. Johdanto, käännös ja tulkinta [The Gospel of Judas: Introduction, translation and interpretation]. Helsinki: WSOY. ISBN 978-951-0-32399-1. Search this book on
  • Marjanen, Antti (2008). "Gnosticism". In Harvey, Susan Ashbrook; Hunter, David G. The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199271566. Search this book on

References[edit]

  1. "Varhaiskirkossa enemmän moninaisuutta kuin yhtenäisyyttä - professori Antti Marjasen jäähyväisluento - Teologia.fi". www.teologia.fi. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tervahauta, Ulla; Miroshnikov, Ivan; Outi, Lehtipuu; Dunderberg, Ismo, eds. (2017). Women and knowledge in early Christianity. Supplements to Vigiliae christianae. Leiden: Brill. p. 1. ISBN 978-90-04-35543-9. Search this book on
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Antti Marjanen". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  4. Tervahauta, Ulla; Miroshnikov, Ivan; Lehtipuu, Outi; Dunderberg, Ismo, eds. (2017). Women and knowledge in early Christianity. Supplements to Vigiliae christianae. Leiden: Brill. p. 17. ISBN 978-90-04-35543-9. Search this book on
  5. "NTS volume 61 issue 4 Cover and Front matter". New Testament Studies. 61 (4): f1–f2. October 2015. doi:10.1017/S0028688515000260. ISSN 0028-6885. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  6. Uro, Risto, ed. (1998). Thomas at the crossroads: essays on the Gospel of Thomas. Studies of the New Testament and its world. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. pp. xiii. ISBN 978-0-567-08607-5. Search this book on
  7. Tervahauta, Ulla; Miroshnikov, Ivan; Lehtipuu, Outi; Dunderberg, Ismo, eds. (2017). Women and knowledge in early Christianity. Supplements to Vigiliae christianae. Leiden: Brill. pp. 1–17. ISBN 978-90-04-35543-9. Search this book on
  8. Turner, John D. (2017). "The Virgin That Became Male: Feminine Principles in Platonic and Gnostic Texts". In Tervahauta, Ulla; Miroshnikov, Ivan; Lehtipuu, Outi; Dunderberg, Ismo. Women and knowledge in early Christianity. Supplements to Vigiliae christianae. Leiden: Brill. p. 291. ISBN 978-90-04-35543-9. Search this book on
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Wilson, R. McL (2 October 1997). "The Woman Jesus Loved: Mary Magdalene in the Nag Hammadi Library and Related Documents". The Journal of Theological Studies. 48 (2) – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Timbie, Janet A. (January 1998). "Book reviews". Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 60 (1) – via EBSCO.
  11. Suciu, Alin (2012). "Notes Concerning Some Coptic Fragments Related to Mary the Mother of Jesus" (PDF). Teologinen Aikakauskirja – Teologisk Tidskrift. 117: 102–105.


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