Gnosticism and the Early Church
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The Gnostic Jesus
- Devi Press. (N.D.) The Gnostic Jesus. Retrieved from http://www.gnostic-jesus.com/
Despite the fact that the word itself is easy to define (gnosis is Greek for knowledge), the exact implications of this knowledge are much more difficult to comprehend. Most are familiar with the sort of knowledge that is learned from books or lectures. Gnosis is different. Gnosis is a type of experiential knowledge – it is knowledge that can only be attained through direct experience. - Vexen Crabtree. (2018). Gnosticism (1st - 7th Century) The Birth of Christianity Retrieved from http://www.humanreligions.info/gnosticism.htmlGnosticism is an ancient religion stemming from the first century (approximately), and is an alternative messiah-religion that shares many features with Christianity. There were a huge number of Gnostic groups1,2, sharing a common set of core beliefs. An inferior angelic being created the Earth, and this being is a hindrance to spiritual development.
- Graves, D. (2018). Gnosticism. Retrieved from https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/gnosticism-11629621.htmlDid Jesus really have an identical twin? Was he married to Mary Magdalene? Were gospels destroyed that should have been in the Bible? Did Jesus talk to the cross on which he died and did the cross walk out of the tomb speaking? Was Judas a hero who alone of the disciples understood Jesus and, in betraying Him, was carrying out Christ's secret instructions?
The Gnostic Jesus
Ollie@Berkelely. (2011, March 16). The Gnostic Jesus. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/wyQx2JpM9aM
Wake up! Gnosticism and Buddhism in The Matrix
- Flannery, F & Dailey, F. ( 2001, Oct). Wake up! Gnosticism and Buddhism in The Matrix. Journal of Religion & Film, 5(2). Retrieved from https://library.scotch.wa.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=45331827
The Wachowski brothers' 1999 hit release The Matrix draws on multiple religious traditions to establish its complex worldview. Two of the most prominent are Gnostic Christianity and Buddhism, which, like the Alm, pose humanity's fundamental problem and its solution in terms of ignorance and enlightenment. Because of ignorance, people mistake the "material" world for something real, but they may "wake up" from this dream with help from a guide who teaches them their true nature. @is article explores the Alm's pervasive allusions to Gnosticism and Buddhism, which in turn opens up the question of the Alm's overarching message and ultimate view of reality.
What did Gnostic Christians Believe?
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Gnosticism
- Gnosticism. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school-eb-com-au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/gnosticism/37124Gnosticism, any of various related philosophical and religious movements prominent in the Greco-Roman world in the early Christian era, particularly the 2nd century.
- Ring, R.R. (2018). Gnosticism. In World Book Student. Retrieved from https://www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar227040
Gnosticism, << NOS tuh sihz uhm, >> was a religious and philosophical movement in Europe and the Middle East that flourished from about the A.D. 100's to the 700's. There were many Christian and non-Christian Gnostic sects. However, they all believed they had secret knowledge about the nature of the universe and the origin and destiny of humanity.
Gnostic Christianity
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Gnosticism
- Nock, A. (1964). Gnosticism. The Harvard Theological Review, 57(4), 255-279. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/stable/1508563An adequate discussion of the general theme of gnosticism would require more than human powers of knowledge and of sympathy.
- Kazlev, M. (2016).The Matrix and Gnosticism. Retrieved from https://futurism.media/the-matrix-and-gnosticismThe Matrix is a modern re-telling of the ancient myth of Gnosticism, but without the transcendence.