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Acknowledgments
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I never do anything right the first time, and this book is no exception. Its thought, structure, and goals have all undergone many revisions, which have benefitted enormously from years of conversation, advice, and criticism, for which I am indebted to the following in particular: Harold W. Attridge, Tilde Bak Halvgaard, David Brakke, Johanna Brankaer, John J. Collins, Ismo Dunderberg, Troels Engberg-Pedersen , René Falkenberg, Lance Jennott, Bentley Layton, Outi Lehtippu, Nicola Denzey Lewis, Hugo Lundhaug, Antti Marjanen, Nicholas Marshall, Zeke Mazur, Nanna Liv Elkjær Olsen, Tuomas Rasimus, Ulla Tervahauta-Helin, Ruth Tsuria, Michael Allen Williams, and Adela Yarbro Collins. Perhaps everything good in this book is nothing other than a synthesis of my encounters with these (and other) extraordinary individuals; in any case, the author of everything bad in it must be yours truly. Finally, I must single out John D. Turner for appreciation as mentor, friend, and sparring partner. This book is an attempt to build on his pioneering work, which introduced me to the “Platonizing” Sethian treatises and inspired me to dedicate my scholarly energies to the study of Gnosticism and Neoplatonism. Special thanks goes to Virginia Burrus, Jerry Singerman, the editorial team at Divinations, and my anonymous referees, who were generous with criticisms, advice, patience, and common sense in transmuting my arcane drafts into a presentation that I hope is not the dullest of reads. Tim Roberts and his team at UPenn were a delight to work with in preparing the final text. I am grateful for the efforts of Chloe Sugden, who checked references and the bibliography, of Sonja Anderson, Christopher Hutchings, and Matthew Neujahr, who edited copy and saved me from countless infelicities, and of Martin White, who prepared the lovely index. Grisha Bruskin was extremely ac k now l e d g m e n t s Acknowledgments 321 responsive and generous in granting permission to use his art, to which I was guided by Jonathan Schorsch. I thank them both. The last year of work on the manuscript was vivified in large part by Naida Šehić, who furnished soundtrack, recognized the lyrics to “Flamme,” and reminded me that I actually like coffee. I can only express the utmost appreciation to the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Biblical Exegesis at the Faculty of Theology , who granted me a research postdoc from September 2011 to April 2013. Every young scholar knows the desperate hunt for the next library card, and I will always remember Copenhagen as the city that provided that and (much) more. This book was completed during those special northern hours where light and dark do not differ. ...