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What should rule your life: a clear mind, or the anger and desire that pull it off course?
In The Teachings of Silvanus, an unnamed teacher speaks to a young man he calls his son. His counsel is urgent and practical: guard your thoughts, watch your words, and choose your friends with care. Anger, greed, lust and pride threaten the inner discipline he asks his pupil to cultivate.
This short wisdom book brings early Christian teaching into conversation with Greek philosophy. Its loosely linked sayings move from everyday conduct to questions of self-knowledge and God. At its heart stands a vivid portrait of Christ as wisdom, guide and rescuer. The teacher urges his son to seek the divine mind within.
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- The search within Follow the teacher's invitation to know yourself and seek God through the divine mind.
- Christ as wisdom Discover how the text portrays Christ as the door to wisdom, a guide and a light.
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- Protege la ciudad de tu alma
- La necedad parece alegre, pero te deja sin guía
- Conócete: estás hecho de 3 partes
- El Adversario llega vestido de amigo
- Dios está en todas partes y en ninguna
- Cristo desciende y hay que cuidar el templo interior
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The Teachings of Silvanus
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Un padre anima a su hijo a proteger de las fieras la ciudad de su alma y a llamar dentro de sí como quien llama a una puerta.
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Picture a city whose gates stand open. Robbers stroll in, wild beasts prowl the streets, and a tyrant sits over the whole scene.
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Una enseñanza griega conservada en copto
Las enseñanzas de Silvano adopta una forma muy apreciada en la Antigüedad: la instrucción de un padre a su hijo. La usaron los libros de sabiduría egipcios, los filósofos griegos y los maestros judíos. Escrito en griego, el texto se conserva en copto, la lengua del Egipto cristiano. Los estudiosos sitúan el original en el siglo 2 o 3.
El nombre de Silvano es el gran enigma. Algunos lo relacionan con el compañero de Pablo y Pedro mencionado en las cartas del Nuevo Testamento. Otros creen que se tomó prestado para dar autoridad a la enseñanza. El texto no lo aclara. Sí sabemos que reúne ideas platónicas, estoicas, judías y cristianas en un conjunto práctico.
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¿De qué trata Las enseñanzas de Silvano?
Son los consejos de un padre a su hijo para proteger la mente, dominar la ira y el deseo, conocerse a sí mismo y seguir a Cristo como Sabiduría y Verbo divinos. Utiliza imágenes como una ciudad sitiada, un barco sin timonel y un templo interior.
¿Quién fue Silvano?
Nadie lo sabe con certeza. Algunos estudiosos relacionan el nombre con el Silvano de las cartas del Nuevo Testamento, compañero de Pablo y Pedro. Otros creen que es un nombre prestado que daba autoridad a una enseñanza de autor desconocido.
¿Dónde se encontró Las enseñanzas de Silvano y cuándo se escribió?
Se encontró en 1945 dentro de una vasija sellada cerca de Nag Hammadi, en Egipto, en una traducción al copto. Los estudiosos creen que el original griego data del siglo 2 o 3 y que los códices se enterraron a finales del siglo 4.
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