what do you think about gnosticism?

@missak (3311)
Spain
April 4, 2007 12:13pm CST
Is it a religion? an invention? the same idea of New Age?
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revdauphinee
@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
4 Apr 07
No it is much older Gnosticism usually refers to an esoteric cult of divine knowledge (a synthesis of Christianity, Judaism, Greek philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the mystery cults of the Mediterranean), which flourished during the 2nd and 3rd centuries and was a rival to, and influence on, early Christianity. The medieval French Cathar heresy and the modern Mandean sect (in southern Iraq) descend from Gnosticism.
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missak
@missak (3311)
• Spain
4 Apr 07
Ok, I knew it is much older, and the principal writings are the Apocryphon Gospels, such as Philip's one. But I meant, if it is a synthesis of all the popular religions of that age, isn't it the same idea of modern New Age? I didn't know about that sects, it is very interesting. Sometime I find the Gospel of Mariam as a Gnostic text, but I think it is something different, right? As the Gospel of Judas, it doesn't seem to be related to Gnostic texts, althougth they use some similar vocabulary.
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revdauphinee
@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
4 Apr 07
you can learn a lot on line by searching using gnostics as your topic i learn much that way!
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missak
@missak (3311)
• Spain
4 Apr 07
That's what I do, but sometimes I find contradictory answers, as in the case of Mary's Gospel. Most other Gnostic Gospels are male showinists, so how could this one be also a gnostic texte?
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Casey Heinzism
@dnatureofdtrain (5273)
• Janesville, Wisconsin
26 Apr 07
I always thought of Gnostic as Pre-Christian... But I just looked it up and thought wrong.. I did not study much on Gnostic yet... But I found this article on Wiki pedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism - DNatureofDTrain
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