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What is the comparison between Christianity and gnostic Christianity?
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Actually, the writings of Rabbi Shaul (paul) reveal a gnostic interpretation and influence in Christianity. Gnosticism regards the salvation of humankind as a problem of "knowledge" of one's true self. Ignorance is the human condition, gnostics claim, but paul uses this in his interpretation of the divine Jesus as Christ and Lord. The Gentiles (Nations) need to "know" about Jesus as Christ and that there "ignorance" of the judaic law and their god YHVH is keeping them away from salvation or justification. Paul is not extreme in gnosticism, but his writings and thought do reveal an influence and especially of Greek thought and philosophy, since the new testement is in the Greek language, not English.
AnswerGnostics believed (believe) that there is a mystical nature to life that is only revealed to those who are in "the know". The greek word "gnosko" would be translated as "I know" in English. Gnostics believe that humankind's true self is one with God. They look at the material realm similar to a matrix, ie-a lie. The goal of the Gnostic is gnosis, which is to know self and God.Gnostic Christianity looks at Jesus as a way shower, a teacher who is an aeon who came and comes to show us the way-to help us become a race of Christs.
any division of Christianity is sinful like the roman catholics
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Do you believe in the Gnostic Gospels?
A:I believe that the Gnostic gospels are no more or less true than the gospels that were accepted by the dominant brach of Christianity, becoming part of what we now know as the New Testament. The incompatibility between the Gnostic gospels and the form of Christian teaching in the 'Catholic-Orthodox' Church inevitably meant that the Gnostic gospels would be banned, along with the Gnostic Churches.
What is a big comparison between Christianity and Catholicism?
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is no way to compare Christianity and Catholicism as they are one and the same thing.
What religion formed from the Aryans?
Are you thinking of Arians? because the arians formed arianism, a form of gnostic christianity
Who was Plotinus?
Plotinus (205-269 CE), was the founder of the Neoplatonist school of philosophy and a critic of Gnostic Christianity.
What was the writing system of Christianity?
The New Testament was originally written in Greek although there are older Gnostic Gospels written in Coptic (Egyptian).
Was Jesus a gnostic?
A:We do not really know what Jesus believed, as there is probably little that is genuinely historical in the New Testament gospels. However, the epistles of the apostle Paul contain some passages that suggest his theology might have been mildly gnostic. Mark's Gospel contains some intriguing references to hidden knowledge, a common sign of gnosticism. The non-canonical Gospel of Thomas is mildly gnostic in character. These form the earliest surviving Christian writings and at least point to the likely existence of gnostic Christianity in the very earliest years of Christianity.
Was John's Gospel mystical?
A:Modern Christians would probably find Gnostic Christianity somewhat mystical, but John's Gospel was only ever mildly Gnostic and not really mystical. After the split in the Johannine community, John seems to have been amended to remove some of the Gnostic content and make it more attractive to a broader Christian audience.
How did John's Gospel respond to the threat of Gnosticism?
A:The Johannine community in which John's Gospel was written is believed to have been a mildly Gnostic one. A number of Gnostic themes can be seen in John today. After the community split, with one group joining a more centrist tradition and the other moving more towards mainstream Gnostic Christianity, John's Gospel appears to have been amended to reduce its Gnostic content and make it more attractive to a broader Christian community.
Was St. Peter a Gnostic?
No, Peter was not a Gnostic.
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Why did the Church reject some accounts of the life of Christ?
Surprisingly, there were many strands to Christianity in the early years of Christianity, each with very different beliefs about Jesus and what he taught. One of these strands, represented by the four New Testament gospels we have today, appears to have become dominant in the second century and was the forerunner of the the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and the denominations that splintered off in later times. Other early strands of Christian thought are now grouped together as Gnostic Christianity, although their adherents would never have used this term in their own time.The Gnostic Christians wrote several gospels about Jesus, but these were rejected as false by the centrist church, because their theology was too different from that adopted by the church. The one possible exception is the Gospel of John, believed to have been written in a mildly Gnostic Christian community and subsequently redacted to minimise the Gnostic content. Nevertheless, some Gnostic influence can still be discerned in John.
When was The Gnostic Paul created?
The Gnostic Paul was created in 1975.
