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Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
19 cze 2024 · Discover the enigmatic world of Gnosticism, a mystical branch of early Christianity. Investigate its beliefs, origins, and conflicts with orthodoxy, exploring its influence on biblical interpretation and its enduring historical significance.
9 kwi 2021 · Gnostics were Christians, but offered alternative views of the nature of Christ, how and why he came into the world, and ways to interpret the true understanding of his teachings. Gnostics produced their own “gospels,” utilizing the devices of allegory and metaphor.
30 sie 2024 · Gnosticism was a second-century religious movement centered on the belief that salvation could be attained through secret knowledge. Gnostic beliefs often conflicted with early Christian doctrine, leading to their condemnation as heretical by church leaders.
Gnosticism is a type of early Christianity that taught that the material world was created by an evil being, and that Christ came to earth to liberate people from this evil world through the spiritual experience called “gnosis” – the root of the word “Gnostic.”
Gnosticism was the first known heresy during the time of the early church. Among some of their basic doctrines, they were found to believe that the world was created by another god other than the Father of Christ. This inferior god was known as the Demiurge, also called by some as the God of Justice, as opposed to the Christ’s Father, the good God.
10 cze 2024 · Gnosticism was a notable heretical movement of the 2nd-century Christian Church, partially of pre-Christian origin. The gnostic doctrine taught that the world was created and ruled by a lesser divinity, the demiurge, and that Christ represented the remote supreme divine being.
