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    • Gnosticism is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among early Christian sects. These diverse groups emphasized personal spiritual knowledge (gnosis) above the proto-orthodox teachings, traditions, and authority of religious institutions. Gnostic cosmogony generally presents a distinction between a supre… See more

    Etymology

    Gnosis is a feminine Greek noun which means "knowledge" or "awareness." It and the associated verb are often … See more

    Origins

    The origins of Gnosticism are obscure and still disputed. Alexandria was of central importance for the birth of Gnosticism. Gnosticism is strongly influenced by Middle Platonism and its theory of forms. Elaine Pagels has … See more

    Characteristics

    The Syrian–Egyptian traditions postulate a remote, supreme Godhead, the Monad. From this highest divinity emanate lower divine beings, known as Aeons. The Demiurge arises among the Aeons and creates th… See more

    Concepts

    In many Gnostic systems, God is known as the Monad, the One. God is the high source of the pleroma, the region of light. The various emanations of God are called æons. According to Hippolytus, this view was inspire… See more

    Jesus as Gnostic saviour

    Jesus is identified by some Gnostics as an embodiment of the supreme being who became incarnate to bring gnōsis to the earth, while others adamantly denied that the supreme being came in the flesh, claiming Je… See more

    Development

    Three periods can be discerned in the development of Gnosticism:
    • Late-first century and early second century: development of Gnostic ideas, contemporaneous with the writing of the New Testa… See more

    Relation with early Christianity

    Dillon notes that Gnosticism raises questions about the development of early Christianity.
    The Christian heresiologists, most notably Irenaeus, regarded Gnosticism as a Christian h… See more

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    Etymology
    Origins
    Characteristics
    Concepts
    Jesus as Gnostic saviour
    Development
    Relation with early Christianity
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