Nils Arne Pedersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1443265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nils Arne Pedersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nils Arne |
| FAMILY NAME | Pedersen |
| SIGNATURE | PEDERSEN N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aarhus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9795-2072 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Lost Novel of King Solomon and the Demons
In this study, Ittai Gradel and Nils Arne Pedersen develop a new approach to the apocryphal Testament of Solomon by combining archaeology and textual analysis. The starting point is a group of ten 3rd-century rings, each inscribed in Greek: »Solomon says: 'Watch out!'« The phrase, puzzling as an apotropaic formula, makes sense only in light of the Testament of Solomon, where the king, empowered by a divine ring, subjugates demons. In a climactic …
Biblical and Manichaean Citations in Titus of Bostra's Against the Manichaeans
Kopternes omvendelse til kristendommen
The Conversion of the Copts to Christianity and the Origin of Their Written Language and Translations of the Bible". This introductory article deals with the issue of why Egypt's Christians in the fourth and fifth centuries caused the Bible to be translated into a large number of Coptic dialects, connecting the issue with the history of the dissemination of Christianity in Egypt
Studies in The Sermon on the Great War
Mani, the founder of the Manichaean religion, was a Babylonian who lived from AD 216 to 277. His aim was to liberate the human soul from its enslavement in the world of material and secular reality. The way to salvation involved the observation of certain commandments, most of which were concerned with ritual and with abstinence from sensual pleasures. The Manichees also devoted much attention to spreading the true faith, and from their home in B…
Manikæerne i Ægypten
The first part of this article contains a short overview of Manichean doctrine, ethics, history and literature in Egypt. The second part of the article deals with relations between Manichaeism and other religions in Egypt. The fundamental Manichaeism concept of other religions was that they were false, although they originally contained revelations of partial truth; their cores of truth have, however, been absorbed by Manichaeism. Furthermore, no…
Manikæerne i Ægypten
The first part of this article contains a short overview of Manichean doctrine, ethics, history and literature in Egypt. The second part of the article deals with relations between Manichaeism and other religions in Egypt. The fundamental Manichaeism concept of other religions was that they were false, although they originally contained revelations of partial truth; their cores of truth have, however, been absorbed by Manichaeism. Furthermore, no…
Manikæerne i Ægypten
The first part of this article contains a short overview of Manichean doctrine, ethics, history and literature in Egypt. The second part of the article deals with relations between Manichaeism and other religions in Egypt. The fundamental Manichaeism concept of other religions was that they were false, although they originally contained revelations of partial truth; their cores of truth have, however, been absorbed by Manichaeism. Furthermore, no…
Studies in The Sermon on the Great War
Mani, the founder of the Manichaean religion, was a Babylonian who lived from AD 216 to 277. His aim was to liberate the human soul from its enslavement in the world of material and secular reality. The way to salvation involved the observation of certain commandments, most of which were concerned with ritual and with abstinence from sensual pleasures. The Manichees also devoted much attention to spreading the true faith, and from their home in B…
Kopternes omvendelse til kristendommen
The Conversion of the Copts to Christianity and the Origin of Their Written Language and Translations of the Bible". This introductory article deals with the issue of why Egypt's Christians in the fourth and fifth centuries caused the Bible to be translated into a large number of Coptic dialects, connecting the issue with the history of the dissemination of Christianity in Egypt
Biblical and Manichaean Citations in Titus of Bostra's Against the Manichaeans
The Lost Novel of King Solomon and the Demons
In this study, Ittai Gradel and Nils Arne Pedersen develop a new approach to the apocryphal Testament of Solomon by combining archaeology and textual analysis. The starting point is a group of ten 3rd-century rings, each inscribed in Greek: »Solomon says: 'Watch out!'« The phrase, puzzling as an apotropaic formula, makes sense only in light of the Testament of Solomon, where the king, empowered by a divine ring, subjugates demons. In a climactic …
Classics (4 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works)