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  • Rated by Thomas-Jefferson on Nov 12 2006, 2:33am

    From the page: "A one-sentence description of Gnosticism: a religion that differentiates the evil god of this world (who is identified with the god of the Old Testament) from a higher more abstract God revealed by Jesus Christ, a religion that regards this world as the creation of a series of evil archons/powers who wish to keep the human soul trapped in an evil physical body, a religion that preaches a hidden wisdom or knowledge only to a select group as necessary for salvation or escape from this world. The term "gnostic" derives from "gnosis," which means "knowledge" in Greek. The Gnostics believed that they were privy to a secret knowledge about the divine, hence the name. (Huxley coined "agnosticism" on the basis that all knowledge must be based on reason. We cannot rationally claim to have access to knowledge that is beyond the powers of the intellect.)"
  • Rated by hamish40 on Mar 13 2006, 8:57am

    Very useful.
  • Rated by digits on May 22 2004, 12:36pm

    Many Gnostic Gospels can be viewed online.