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Pages: 216
Authors: Tobias Churton
Categories: Christian heresies
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The Greek word 'gnosis' means knowledge; the Gnostics themselves used it to refer to the spiritual knowledge they believed would redeem them from what they rega
The Essence of the Gnostics
Language: en
Pages: 239
Authors: Bernard Simon
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-03-01 - Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

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For what is it that the All lacked, if not the knowledge of the Father?' - Gnostic text from the Gospel of Truth Long before there was a system of belief called
The Gnostics
Language: en
Pages: 181
Authors: David Brakke
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-03 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism?
Against the Protestant Gnostics
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Philip J. Lee
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-08-19 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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In this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J. Lee criticizes conservatives and
What is Gnosticism?
Language: en
Pages: 372
Authors: Karen L. King
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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A study of gnosticism examines the various ways early Christians strove to define themselves in a pluralistic Roman society, while questioning the traditional i