John Douglas Turner
John Douglas Turner (born July 15, 1938 in Glen Ridge - † October 26, 2019 ) was an American religious scholar .
Life
He earned a BD, Th.M., from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia in 1966 and a Ph.D. 1970 at Duke University . Since 1984 he has taught as Cotner Professor of Religious Studies and Charles J. Mach University Professor of Classics and History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln .
He was known for his translations of the Nag Hammadi library. He contributed to research into the relationship between Neoplatonism and Gnosticism, including a study of the use of terms and concepts by the author or authors of the Sethian Allogenes text.
Fonts (selection)
- The Book of Thomas the Contender from Codex II of the Cairo Gnostic Library from Nag Hammadi (CG II, 7) . Missoula 1975, ISBN 0-89130-017-1 .
- as editor with Anne McGuire: The Nag Hammadi Library after fifty years. Proceedings of the 1995 Society of Biblical Literature commemoration . Leiden 1997, ISBN 90-04-10824-6 .
- Sethian gnosticism and the Platonic tradition . Québec 2001, ISBN 2-7637-7834-8 .
- as editor with Liv Ingeborg Lied and Christian H. Bull: Mystery and secrecy in the Nag Hammadi collection and other ancient literature. Ideas and practices. Studies for Einar Thomassen at sixty . Leiden 2012, ISBN 978-90-04-21207-7 .
literature
- Kevin Corrigan and Tuomas Rasimus as editors: Gnosticism, Platonism and the late ancient world. Essays in honor of John D. Turner . Leiden 2013, ISBN 978-90-04-22383-7 .
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SURNAME | Turner, John Douglas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turner, John; Turner, John D. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scholar of religion |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Glen Ridge |
DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 2019 |