{"product_id":"loa-ptolemy-s-letter-to-flora","title":"Ptolemy's Letter to Flora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the Law of Moses comes neither from the perfect Father nor from the devil?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Ptolemy's Letter to Flora, a Valentinian teacher addresses a believer with a difficult question: where does the Law come from, and should Christians still keep it? Ptolemy rejects two opposing answers and turns to the words of Jesus to build a different case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis argument separates commands attributed to God, Moses, and the elders, then examines distinct kinds within divine law itself. For Ptolemy, these differences point toward a just creator between the perfect Father and the adversary. The letter brings questions about scripture, goodness, and authority into a careful exchange between teacher and reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA question for Flora\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a courteous letter that treats confusion about sacred law as a question worth examining.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree sources of law\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Ptolemy as he distinguishes commands attributed to God, Moses, and the elders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJesus as the test\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how Ptolemy uses the words of Jesus to assess competing claims about scripture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJustice between two extremes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore his account of a lawgiver who is neither perfectly good nor wholly evil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Valentinian way of reading\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter an early Christian approach that links moral commands with questions about the Creator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of early Christian history, students of Gnostic and Valentinian thought, and anyone curious about early Christian arguments over the Old Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Ptolemy's careful path through a question that divides his fellow believers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111227003228,"sku":"LOA-117-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111227035996,"sku":"LOA-117-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113780154716,"sku":"LOA-117-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-forbidden-00117-en.png?v=1792190848","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/loa-ptolemy-s-letter-to-flora","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}