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Gnosticism Definition and Beliefs Explained ~ Gnosticism pronounced NOS tuh siz um was a secondcentury religious movement claiming that salvation could be gained through a special form of secret knowledge Early Christian church fathers such as Origen Tertullian Justin Martyr and Eusebius of Caesarea condemned gnostic teachers and beliefs as heretical

Gnosticism Wikipedia ~ The term Gnosticism was derived from the use of the Greek adjective gnostikos Greek γνωστικός learned intellectual by St Irenaeus c 185 AD to describe the school of Valentinus as he legomene gnostike haeresis the heresy called Learned gnostic

Gnosticism Definition of Gnosticism by MerriamWebster ~ Gnosticism definition is the thought and practice especially of various cults of late preChristian and early Christian centuries distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes through gnosis

What Is Gnosticism and Who Are the Gnostics ~ Gnosis is a Greek word for knowledge and in Gnosticism and religion in general it refers to awareness experience and knowledge of the presence of God It also frequently refers to selfawareness as one realizes and recognizes the divine spark within their mortal shell

gnosticism Definition Texts Movements Influence ~ Gnosticism any of various related philosophical and religious movements prominent in the GrecoRoman world in the early Christian era particularly the 2nd century The designation gnosticism is a term of modern scholarship

Gnosticism ~ Gnosticism is a heresy which is made up of a diverse set of beliefs It is the teaching based on the idea of gnosis a Koine Greek word meaning secret knowledge or knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of internal intuitive means

Gnosticism Definition and Meaning Bible Dictionary ~ Gnosticism says Dr Gwatkin may be provisionally described as a number of schools of philosophy oriental in general character but taking in the idea of a redemption through Christ and further modified in different sects by a third element which may be Judaism Hellenism or Christianity the Gnostics took over only the idea of a redemption through Christ not the full Christian doctrine for they made it rather a redemption of the philosophers from matter than a redemption of

What is Christian Gnosticism ~ Gnostics assert that matter is inherently evil and spirit is good As a result of this presupposition Gnostics believe anything done in the body even the grossest sin has no meaning because real life exists in the spirit realm only Second Gnostics claim to possess an elevated knowledge a “higher truth” known only to a certain few

What is the definition of the term Gnostic ~ Answer The definition of the word Gnostic is about as easy to nail down as a flopping fish It is derived from the Greek word gnosis meaning “to know” In the case of Gnosticism what is “known” has shifted over the thousands of years since Gnosticism first reared its head during the formation and solidification of the early church

The Gnostic World View A Brief Summary of Gnosticism ~ GNOSTICISM IS THE TEACHING based on Gnosis the knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of interior intuitive means Although Gnosticism thus rests on personal religious experience it is a mistake to assume all such experience results in Gnostic recognitions