The Thought of Norea: Christ’s Sister Savior

Course #3 in the Nag Hammadi Series

Created by: Shirley Paulson
Instructor on Early Christian Texts

What Will I Learn?

• Expand your views of salvation and the nature of Saviors from the period of time before the fourth century.
• Discover new ways to think about the connection between the divine and human.
• Learn about the other saviors in comparison with Norea.
• Become knowledgeable about another one of the important texts within the Nag Hammadi Library
• Realize the value of a female Savior for both antiquity and today

Requirements

• Students with some familiarity with the New Testament be able to make some comparisons with the Thought of Norea, but knowledge of the New Testament is not necessary.
• No prior knowledge of Nag Hammadi texts is necessary, but the earlier Udemy courses in the Nag Hammadi series on the Gospel of Thomas and the Letter of Peter to Philip (by Early Christian Texts) would provide enhanced context.

Target audience

• Feminists who value evidence of the contributions of female examples
• Anyone who may be interested in deeper answers to big religious questions
• Enthusiastic but untrained Bible readers
• Spiritual seekers
• Historians who especially enjoy the Christian element of antiquity
• People who are curious about the development of early Christianity