| 单词 | Gnostic |
| 例句 | The Greek Gnostics noted that the Greek word for “Nile River” had a numerical value of 365, indicating the annual nature of its floods. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there’s the reverend’s tale about Jesus and Thomas, taken from an apocryphal Gnostic text. 'The Leftovers' Recap: What Happened to Gladys 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z “Putting these Gnostic texts in the context of the Temple of Dendur, with the title ‘Drone Mass,’ creates some kind of poetic resonance, which I can’t quite explain, either,” he said in an interview. Johann Johannsson’s ‘Drone Mass’ Bridges Ancient and Modern at Temple of Dendur 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The Cathars’ Gnostic belief that the physical world was so evil that children should not be brought into it was a major threat to the prosperity and even the very survival of the secular governments. Letter: The Cathar Threat 2010-05-21T06:47:00Z “My own position,” he writes, seeking middle ground between the beliefs of Christians and Gnostics, is “that the universe was created by a being that is 100 percent malevolent but only 80 percent effective.” Books of The Times: ‘Why Does the World Exist?’ by Jim Holt 2012-08-02T18:37:46Z Gnostics teach that a spiritual elite possesses "hidden knowledge" of the divine that places their revelations above the revelations found in scripture. Ask the indie professor: Is there a link between indie music and Gnosticism? 2011-03-14T16:52:39Z The "wisdom and knowledge" of, among many others, the Gnostic Catholic Church; the Rite of Memphis; the Order of the Sat Bhai; the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light; and the Illuminati. Peaches Geldof has signed up to Aleister Crowley's sex cult OTO 2013-04-15T13:23:39Z It’s a fitting creation story for our age, with a sort of Gnostic, fallen-world inflection: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was a mistake. At Seattle’s Museum of Museums, a pseudo-religion generated by artificial intelligence and machine learning 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The production is inspired, the creators say, by two of the Gnostic Gospels, writings from the early Christian period that were banned and then forgotten for 2,000 years. | 'The Magdalene': A Married, Reimagined Jesus 2011-07-12T21:00:57Z These were largely secret writings of Gnostic Christians, a sect of early believers condemned by more powerful, organized Christians as heretical. 'Gnostic Gospels' author Pagels to speak in Seattle 2010-04-29T00:13:00Z Feeling confused and overwhelmed, she turned to the New Testament, the Gnostic gospels of the Nag Hammadi library and Buddhism. Review | After her son and husband died, Elaine Pagels wondered why religion survives 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Following his own bliss, he weaves an infectious, optically captivating, spiritually infectious tapestry of Gnostic revelation. Art in Review: HUSTON RIPLEY: ?Drawings? 2011-09-15T21:15:09Z As a historian of religion, I often return to the Gnostic Gospels, an astonishing cache of more than fifty sacred texts, discovered in Egypt, in 1945. Finding the Heart 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z In this I was helped, in part, by my work, and especially by the Gnostic Gospels found in Egypt. Finding the Heart 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The so-called Gnostic Gospels, the subject of Ms. Pagels’s breakthrough book, were discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, in Upper Egypt. Books of The Times: ?Revelations,? by Elaine Pagels 2012-03-20T13:36:02Z I’ve spent years reading books about Christianity including about the Gnostic Gospels. Jane Fonda Likes to Curl Up With a Good Book, Among the Dead 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z If a Gnostic was to properly chant all of the names of God, he would not only achieve salvation but might enjoy power on earth, as well. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloom called himself an “unbelieving Jew of strong Gnostic tendencies”. Harold Bloom obituary 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps, as the Gnostic Gospels suggest, the first step is clear-eyed humility. Review | How we create our spirituality and how it creates us 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z One faction, which included the Gnostic sects, argued that only the soul would survive death; another insisted that the resurrection was not a true resurrection unless it revived the body. God in the machine: my strange journey into transhumanism 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z She explained that she was a devout spiritual practitioner: a contemplative with a special interest in the Gnostic traditions. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Under the influence of the mystery religions noted above, many early Christians were Gnostics, meaning “those who know” in Greek. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Gnostics were baptised - according to their Catholic opponent Irenaeus - with the words: "Into the name of the unknown Father of the universe - into Truth, the mother of all things". Why is God mostly referred to as a male? - BBC News 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z One sect of Christianity—the Gnostics—believed that the disciple Thomas was not only Jesus’s twin brother but also the founder of churches across Asia. The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin It is a weird city’s weird solution to the riddle of itself, a municipal training program whose graduates are both transit workers and Gnostics: chauffeurs taught by the government to know the unknowable. The Knowledge, London's Legendary Taxi-Driver Test, Puts Up a Fight in the Age of GPS 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Recommend ReportPermalinkreply Gnostic Liberal in reply to Yeah I said it Sep 6th 2012 20:26 GMT There is another article better suited for a political debate. Daily chart: The European effect 2012-09-06T15:42:44Z The Gnostics believed that Jesus had been a secret-teller, almost a magician, who provided clues in his life and teachings about how to achieve union with God. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Brideshead revisited THE Gnostics of the early Christian era prized esoteric knowledge as a means of spiritual fulfilment. Jesus: Brideshead revisited 2012-09-20T15:00:32Z Recommend ReportPermalinkreply Gnostic Liberal in reply to Sense Seeker Aug 7th 2012 12:30 GMT There is nothing "free" about it. America and Europe: Virility symbols 2012-08-03T16:23:53Z On the outskirts of the Church, the many sects of Gnostics and Manicheans all held under different forms the essential evil of matter. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Had they travelled eastward, it might have been blended with Buddhism, or, as its Gnostic phases show, become merged in Oriental mysticism. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z The Gnostics had no interest in converting people to their version of Christianity; it was a secret they wanted to keep for themselves. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The record of the excesses committed by the heretics of Bulgaria, by the Gnostics and Manich�ans, is historical, and capital punishment was only inflicted on criminals confessing to robbery, assassination, and violence. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Recommend ReportPermalinkreply Pacer in reply to Gnostic Liberal Aug 6th 2012 15:33 GMT "Higher income minorities have nearly the same birth rates as whites, at least in the U.S." America and Europe: Virility symbols 2012-08-03T16:23:53Z Gnostics, accusations against the, by the early Fathers, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z These Gnostic heresies, which threatened to paganize the Christian Church, were condemned in no measured terms by the fathers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Thanks to the Gnostics, heretics in those days were looked upon in Alexandria as more to be dreaded than pagans. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Had nothing intervened between Gnostics and reactionaries the most vital elements of Paul's gospel might well have disappeared, even at this great headquarters of Paulinism. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z But this method of assimilation, which culminated in the Gnostics, the Neoplatonists, and especially in Origen, was directed not to the later Stoics of the Empire, but to the great philosophers who had preceded Christianity. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z He complains of the oral wisdom of the Gnostics, and says rightly they read from things unwritten—i. e. from sources unknown to him and the Fathers in general. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z This scheme was no other than the gigantic Gnostic system, which devastated the Eastern Churches and inflicted deep and lasting wounds upon them. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z He came from Antioch, the headquarters of an unknown number of Gnostic sects, and, with the usual instinct of false teachers, he had "led captive" this Alexandrian lady. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The overwhelming majority are agreed that the period covered, from the earliest Pauline Epistles to the latest brief fulminations against Gnostic Doketism and denial of 'resurrection and judgment,' is included in the century from a.d. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z The Gnostics and the Alexandrian fathers united, though in very different proportions, Christian doctrines with the same elements; while Neoplatonism, at least in its later forms, represented a fusion of the Greek and Egyptian mind. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The Gnostics and other cultured men were satisfied, but the lower classes wanted a more tangible character, a physical corporeity. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The ideal Christian is habitually spoken of in this way, as the "man of knowledge"—the true "Gnostic," as opposed to the heretics who illegitimately claim the title. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z But these Gnostics, in the clear dawn of the Gospel, still stuck to the fulsome properties of the devil's play-house. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It had thrown off as heretical upon the extreme left Marcion and the Gnostics, who either repudiated the Jewish scriptures altogether, or interpreted them with more than Pauline freedom. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z The Gnostics united it with the religion of the cross, and a quotation from Bishop Pococke will, just here, be most appropriate and interesting. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z We accordingly find the sturdy Hebrew diction of the apostle interlarded with Gnostic utterances, and new epistles purporting to have been written by him which give a different complexion to his doctrines. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z A very great deal of Clement's writing is devoted to building up this Gnostic, to outlining his ideal character. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The book appears to have been composed or interpolated by a Gnostic, as there is a reference in it to “the Æon” in which Moses and Elias dwelt in glory. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The great Epistles written under the name of Paul from the period of his captivity are innocent of reference to the developed Gnostic systems of the second century. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z Amongst the ancient religious orders and nations who practiced this rite, we may name the Essenes, Persians, Pythagoreans, Gnostics, Brahmins and Mexicans. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z You are converting the solid facts of our history into your new-fangled allegories.’—‘Nay,’ replied the Gnostics, ‘it is you who have taken the allegories of mythology for historic facts.’ The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Tertullian speaks in a somewhat similar way of heretics, especially of the Gnostics: de pr�scriptione h�ret. c. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z From a very early time indeed the Gnostic sects put up the pantheistic unity of the philosophic God against the Christian Trinity in Unity. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z He lifts the whole message above the level of mere baptized legalism, even while he guards it against the unbridled licence of Gnostic theosophy, applying to this purpose his doctrine of the Incarnate Logos. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z LNKELLP., apparently showing that the emblem was adopted by the Gnostics. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z The Gnostics are said by Gibbon to have been “the most polite, the most learned, and the most wealthy of the Christian name.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It was not for this that Christians shed their blood—no, the Gnostics recommended flight in persecution. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Yet afterwards certain rigorous views led him into error, and he became the head of a Gnostic sect. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Neither Gnostic heresy could dissipate it, nor reactionary Christianized legalism absorb it. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z This is the first blow that was directed by Iren�us against Cerinthus, a leader among the Gnostics; but it is only initiatory to still heavier ones which are to follow. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The word gnosis, meaning knowledge, does not apply exclusively to a party or sect The Gnostics were not distinguished from Christians at first by sectarian lines. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It is in the Syrian Gnostic's Hymn of the Soul, as a robe in the form and likeness of a man.— The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z He was also noted as the first who not only commented by word of mouth on the Sacred Scriptures, but wrote his commentaries against Gnostic commentators of the day. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Before the middle of the second century Gnostic schism had swept nearly half the church into the vortex of speculative heresy. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z Marcion was a distinguished character among the Gnostics, and he too must receive some damaging blows at the hands of Polycarp, the disciple of John. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The chief Gnostic sects held as secret their essential doctrines, and at the same time they had an exoteric statement which they gave to the common people. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z To orthodox Muslims, this eclectic synthesis of Christian, Gnostic, Neoplatonic and Zoroastrian thought violates Islam's key tenet that "there is no God but God." Syria's Alawites are secretive, unorthodox sect 2011-12-23T20:39:46Z Their affinity, therefore, seems to be with the Christian Gnostics rather than with the pure philosophers of the Greek tradition, continued in modern times by Bruno, Spinoza, and Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer 2011-12-14T03:00:15.367Z Indirectly the growth of Gnostic heresy contributed still more to the increasing authority of apostolic and quasi-apostolic writings. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z As we have stated, the Gnostics for the most part sprang up in the second century and disappeared in the fourth and fifth, suppressed by a law of the Emperor Constantine. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Essenes and Mithrasts were Gnostics in that they held to a personified savior, and not a literal man of flesh and blood. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z First, the Gnostics and the Marcionites quoted it to accuse the Apostles of ignorance, and to favour their own claim to a progressive light. St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture 2011-11-28T03:00:25.013Z Like the Newton Stone, in Scotland, and some Gnostic gems, it may be said to be learned "gibberish," which "the spirits" can read but no one else. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Finally, sacred formulas, names and symbols are of the highest importance among the Gnostic sects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The war with the Gnostics has changed ground. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The fourth Gospel, falsely credited to John, was written for the evident purpose of opposing the Gnostic doctrine of Jesus not made flesh by presenting the Neo-Platonic dogma of “the Word made flesh.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Gnostic theory of the universe originated in ancient India, and brought with it the doctrine of the incarnation of God, of the mortification of the flesh, of spiritual introspection and self-absorption. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z She spread her Gnostic revelations in numerous tracts, founded in a.d. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Another characteristic feature of the Gnostic conception of the universe is the r�le played in almost all Gnostic systems by the seven world-creating powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z There was no call or demand for the fourth Gospel until Christians and Gnostics commenced their quarrels, which was long after John's death, even admitting that he lived to be a hundred years old. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Neo-Platonists attempted this, and Gnostics did the same on an analogous plan. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The First Cause of the Manicheans does not differ much from that of the Gnostics. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The great word which Paul opposed to the cobwebs of Gnostic speculation is the word for our own time with all its perplexities—Christ is the Image of the Invisible God. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z But Gnostic speculation gives various accounts of the descent or fall of this goddess of heaven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z His partiality for traditions.—The claim of the Gnostics, that Christ did not suffer, the origin of the fourth Gospel.—Irenaeus the writer. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Jewish Cabala and the Gnostics had much in common. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z This legend reveals clearly the then pervading Gnostic theory of the degeneration of the former divinities. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z They have been sorely abused, by being made the battle-cry for bitter bigotry and a hard system of abstract theology, as unlike what Paul means by “Christ” as any cobwebs of Gnostic heresy could be. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z In spite of the rejection of the ascetic attitude of the Gnostics, as a blasphemy against the Creator, a part of this ascetic principle became at a later date dominant throughout all Christendom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The book against Heresies is nothing more than a supplement to the Gospel, and the writer had in view its defence as much, if not more, than he had the heresies of the Gnostics. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Mandaites were Gnostics, as their name indicates, and they found in the system the older type of doctrine which obtained in Mesopotamia and in the old and elaborate Babylonian religion. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Under the Gnostics, however, with whom there was more of speculation than of faith, symbolism was developed to an extent which no art could realize without the aid of writing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z These four words, treasures, wisdom, knowledge, hidden, are all familiar on the lips of the latter Gnostics, and were so, no doubt, in the mouths of the false teachers at Coloss�. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z This freely-growing Gnostic religiosity aroused in the Church an increasingly strong movement towards unity and a firm and inelastic organization, towards authority and tradition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The second is filled with the boasting and controversial bitterness of the times of the Gnostics. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The point is that the Gnostics had a secret doctrine which their adversaries did not know. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It contains many statements respecting the Gnostics, particularly the Valentinian heresy. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z We fail to recognize anything special, here, of the kind inferred by Tischendorf, in the way in which mention is made of the two later Gnostics. Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z As a point of departure for the history of the development of Gnosticism may be taken the numerous little sects which were apparently first included under the name of “Gnostics” in the narrower sense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The letter is filled with all the venom and bitterness of the Gnostic quarrels. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The real Gnostics were the spiritual men of the times, and mere externalists could not understand them. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The author is not obliged to go far to find his materials; they lie ready shaped to his hand in the writings of Philo and the Gnostics of his century. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Mr. Browning in this poem merely uses the names, and makes no reference to the Talmudic or Gnostic legends connected with them. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Complete original Gnostic works have unfortunately survived to us only from the period of the decadence of Gnosticism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Apostle is forced on the stage to make war on the Gnostics, and maintain the dogma of the incarnation in the language of a blackguard. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The ancient wisdom of Egypt and Chaldea lived on with the men who knew, called the Gnostics. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Among the Gnostics we meet with the hypothesis of emanation, as, for example, in the curious cosmic theory of Valentinus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z According to the Gnostic and Rosicrucian mediæval doctrine, the creation of woman was not originally intended. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Especially important are the Excerpta ex Theodoto, the author of which is certainly Clement, which are verbally extracted from Gnostic writings, and have almost the value of original sources. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In the disputes about the twofold nature of Christ as he appears in the Synoptics, and as will be fully explained hereafter, the Gnostics had the advantage in the argument. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Epistles of Paul, both genuine and spurious, recognize the gnosis, and there were Gnostic sects, as well as individual Gnostics, both before and after the Christian era. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It was in the third century after Christ in Persia, that a certain Mani tried to reform the religion of Zoroaster by adding Gnostic speculations. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z To the Christian Gnostics and Jews, the idea that God became incarnate and suffered death on the cross was repugnant. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z The Gnostic religion is full of such sacraments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Then, say the Gnostics, there is no atonement, for the Son of God did not shed his blood. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Rev. Mr. King, in his Gnostics, and their Remains, affirms that such representations “are entirely false.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Here this Gnostic doctrine of Persian origin took the form of a Christian heresy. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z It contains two Gnostic works, in which are quoted passages from the Old and New Testaments. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z We must 154 now proceed to define more exactly the peculiar and distinctive character of the Gnostic system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Iren�us found it much less difficult to show that there was no such succession in the Gnostic churches than he did in proving that it existed in his own. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z It can be found in the Vedas, in the Bible, in the writings of the Gnostics, in some of the pagan and modern philosophies. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Like many Shiites influenced by ancient Gnostic teachings that predate Islam, they believe that the way to salvation and knowledge lies through a succession of divine emanations. The Lede: Syria's Ruling Alawite Sect 2011-06-14T21:24:27Z Gnostics looked down on the hoi polloi Christian masses.” The Promise of Rapture for the High-Tech Elite 2011-04-23T23:26:15Z The basis of the Gnostic religion and world-philosophy lies in a decided Oriental dualism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z We refer to the Gnostics, who for the most part flourished in the second century. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z It was subsequently developed by Plotinus,the Gnostics, Manicheans, Pantheists, and other sects. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z It became the basis and sheet-anchor of most of the Gnostic systems, and through them made its way into Christian thought. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z But the Cross for the Gnostics was a living symbol. The Gnostic Crucifixion 2011-04-02T02:00:13.847Z Similar ideas are to be found among the “Gnostics” of Epiphanius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Thus passed from history the Gnostics, "the most polite, the most learned and most wealthy of the Christian name." The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z But throughout the comprehensive indictment, which ranges from the Gnostic heresy to gross licentiousness, there is no hint of the deadly sin of Judaism. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z The process of generation easily passed into the emanation of the Gnostic systems of theosophy under the influence of Greek metaphysics. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z This again is one of the most general Gnostic mystical terms, and is taken over from the Osiric Mysteries. The Gnostic Crucifixion 2011-04-02T02:00:13.847Z The character of the great goddess of heaven is still in many places fairly exactly preserved in the Gnostic speculations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z If it was written before the fall of Jerusalem, where there was a sheep market having five porches still standing, it was too early, by many years, for Corinthus and other leading Gnostics. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z They were termed Gnostics, and attacked with fury. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Abraxas and the other curiously composite creatures engraved on Gnostic gems have all sprung from the Books of Am Duat and the Gates, along with the allegorical meanings that were read into them. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The Gnostic seers lost themselves in the contemplation of the simultaneous simplicity and multiplicity of these Mysteries. The Gnostic Crucifixion 2011-04-02T02:00:13.847Z This figure of the Primal Man can particularly be compared with that of the Gnostic Sophia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z To make Christ what the men of this century wished to have him appear in their quarrels with the Gnostics and others, it was necessary to assail the great apostle. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z The Gnostics, who were distinguished by the epithet of Docetes, deviated into the contrary extreme, and betrayed the human while they asserted the divine, nature of Christ. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z Thus, the English reader is now in a position to judge for himself of the scientific value of the only Gnostic treatise of any considerable length which has come down to us.”—Guardian. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z It is always a matter of difficulty for the rigidly objective mind to understand the point of view of the Gnostic scripture-writers. The Gnostic Crucifixion 2011-04-02T02:00:13.847Z This explains the laborious and artificial way in which the person of Jesus is connected in many Gnostic systems with the original Gnostic conception of redemption. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Gnostics rejected this eschatology as in their view the enlightened spirit already possessed immortality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Among the early and most pernicious adulterations of Christian doctrine is the introduction of the teachings of the Gnostics. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z Your words about the heresies and the Gnostics and Manichaeans were all thrown away. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z In his youth he resided in Egypt, where he began an ascetic course of life, and, freeing himself from Gnostic influences, invoked episcopal assistance against heretical thinkers, eighty of whom were driven from the cities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z This figure afforded, as it were, a new point of crystallization for the existing Gnostic ideas, which now grouped themselves round this point in all their manifold diversity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z We confidently affirm," he said in another publication, "that there is not an article in the Athanasian Creed concerning the Incarnation which is not anticipated in the controversy with the Gnostics. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z The Gnostic doctrine declares man to be a union of the body, which, being the creation of the Demiurge, is essentially evil, and a spirit, which, being derived from Deity, is characteristically good. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z Along with the condemnation of the Gnostics and Manichaeans as heretical, the doctrine of re-birth was likewise condemned by various ecclesiastical bodies and councils. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z In both these opposing theories the divine power is distinctly and avowedly curtailed by the introduction of a rival power that is diabolical; upon this point Parsee and Gnostic are agreed. Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z The Gnostic Marcion has been rightly characterized as a direct disciple of Paul. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The very name of Gnostic became an expression for the worst impurities, and no one dared eat bread with them, or use their culinary instruments or plates. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Such traditions must be found, if anywhere, in Palestine and Syria, in Asia Minor, in Rome, not in Egypt; within the Church, not among the Gnostics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The heresy of the Gnostic philosophers, like that of the geologists of the present day, had to do with the question of a creator and creation as its starting theme. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z There is much here that reminds us of Gnostic or Oriental thought. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race In these confused records of human imagination gone mad, we possess a veritable herbarium of all possible Gnostic ideas, which were once active and now rest peacefully side by side. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Polycarp," he says when writing against the Gnostics, "whom we have seen in our first youth, ever taught those lessons which he learned from the Apostles, which the Church also transmits, which alone are true. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z He was well acquainted with Christianity, but mixed it up with the wildest dreams of the Gnostics, peopling the earth and the air with multitudes of �ons. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis This primary arrogation on his part is the ground of all idolatry, and of the great heresies of Gnostic and Popish origin. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z Ad′amites, a religious sect dating from the second century, probably of Gnostic origin. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide These manifestations are all the more characteristic since in them we meet with a Gnosticism which remained essentially more untouched by Christian influences than the Gnostic systems of the 2nd century A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Gnostic or Platonic words are found in the inspired theology of St. John; to the Platonists Unitarian writers trace the doctrine of our Lord's divinity; Gibbon the idea of the Incarnation to the Gnostics. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z It is true that they do not include the whole even of the ecclesiastical literature of the sub-apostolic age, not to mention what remains of Gnostic and other minority types. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Marcion, Basilides, and others among the Gnostic leaders of the Asiatic and Egyptian sects in the second century, held, in respect to a creator and creation, sentiments very similar to those of Cerinthus. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z The Gnostic recast Lipsius dates about the middle of the 3rd century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Epiphanius still had the opportunity of making personal acquaintance with Gnostic sects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Gnostics too seem first to have systematically thrown the intellect upon matters of faith; and the very term "Gnostic" has been taken by Clement to express his perfect Christian. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z As early as the second century, Bardesanes, a Gnostic teacher, had beguiled many to adopt his heresy by the charm of his hymns and melodies. The Story of Our Hymns All the opinions and practices denounced by Jude, were either publicly maintained by the Gnostics, or generally ascribed to them. The Essential Faith of the Universal Church Deduced from the Sacred Records But if we except the Zachariah and John group of legends, it is not necessary to assume the Gnostic recast of this work in the 3rd century as is done by Lipsius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Numerous fragments and extracts from Gnostic writings are to be found in the works of the Fathers who attacked Gnosticism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z And, though ascetics existed from the beginning, the notion of a religion higher than the Christianity of the many, was first prominently brought forward by the Gnostics, Montanists, Novatians, and Manichees. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Their prototypes, the ancient Gnostics, are said to have been divided into two parties, the austere and the relaxed; both condemning marriage for opposite reasons. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 I did not, however, find in the Gnostic Hymn my other thought that Egypt and that which the Mask represents are antithetical. The Trembling of the Veil Acts of Thomas.—This is one of the earliest and most famous of the Gnostic Acts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" With this figure of the mother-goddess who descends into the lower world seems to be closely connected the idea of the fallen Sophia, which is so widespread among the Gnostic systems. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He found attraction in the Gnostic mysteries, and still more in the phantasmagoria of Judicial Astrology. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The real root of the difficulty to Platonist as to Gnostic was his sharp antithesis of form as good and matter as evil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" To the Gnostic the things of the world are worthless; they are to him matters of indifference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Its present form is due to an orthodox revision which discarded, so far as possible, all Gnostic traces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Gnostic fragments are certainly also preserved for us in the Acts of Thomas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The range of literary excellence, of spiritual connotation and of intelligibility of subject matter in the so-called Gnostic hymns is so wide that it is difficult to evaluate them. Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries This idea was undoubtedly suggested to him by the threefold division of mankind according to the Gnostic p. 265system. The Religious Life of London From this position it easily followed that actions, being merely external, were morally indifferent, and that the true Gnostic should abandon himself to every lust with perfect indifference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Gnostic sects approached the question in two ways. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Generally also much Gnostic matter is contained in the apocryphal histories of the Apostles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Perhaps the best known and certainly one of the loftiest expressions of Gnostic ideas is the Hymn of the Soul, which is found in the Apocryphal Acts of Thomas. Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries By the Gnostics he was considered as superhuman; but in that capacity as one of a very numerous class. The Religious Life of London Among the Gnostics and Manichaeans it existed in its most developed type, and in a milder form it is to be found even in the writings of the orthodox teachers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" This, we are told, was accepted by the Gnostic Christians as early as the second century; but it is full of manifest absurdities, outrageous even to the most compliant credulity. Women of Early Christianity Here Hippolytus gave a second exposition supplemented by fresh Gnostic original sources with which he had become acquainted in the meanwhile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Whatever impression may be created upon the modern mind by the perusal of Gnostic poetry, its influence was admitted by contemporary Christians and combatted by every means in their power. Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries There are many references in Tertullian to the teaching of the Gnostic Marcion, whose breach with the Roman Church may be dated A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The letters relate to the condemnation of certain Gnostic views. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Hence "forbidding to marry," unnatural austerities, &c.; and remark, one book of Tertullian to the Gnostics is called—what? The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 The meaning of this figure in the Gnostic speculations is, however, clear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Gnostic leaders, unhampered by Hebrew traditions of religious poetry, were able to make use of popular forms and popular concepts. Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries According to Schmidt and Harnack, they are translations dating from the 3rd century and belong to an ascetic or encratitic sect of the Gnostics which arose in Egypt itself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Let us see first what this Gnostic movement was before we try to determine its direct and indirect influence upon Christianity. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance "The Gnostics," he adds, "taught that the ruler of the world was of a dracontic form." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Above all the Gnostics represented and developed the distinctly anti-Jewish tendency in Christianity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Quotations from these authors furnish many of the extant hymns composed by Gnostics, either within or without the Christian fold. Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries He thus becomes the true Gnostic, but he can become the true Gnostic only by contemplation and by the practice of what is right. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The new quality is not specifically Christian: it is just as marked in the Gnostics and Mithra-worshipers as in the Gospels and the Apocalypse, in Julian and Plotinus as in Gregory and Jerome. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Several of the texts of the Gospel histories were quoted with great plausibility by the Gnostics in support of their doctrine. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In nearly all the Gnostic systems the doctrine of the seven world-creating spirits is given an anti-Jewish tendency, the god of the Jews and of the Old Testament appearing as the highest of the seven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Whether the Odes themselves are of Gnostic or Christian origin cannot be definitely asserted but the probability of the latter is strong. Christian Hymns of the First Three Centuries To the Gnostics, Jesus was an �on that had never been. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal The next phase involves its interpretation by the Gnostic movement. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance The views of the Gnostics, and of Marcion as well, seemed to the majority of Christians destructive of the gospel, and it was widely felt that they were too dangerous to be tolerated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Later evidence of the decadence of Gnosticism occurs in the Pistis-Sophia and the Coptic Gnostic writings discovered and edited by Schmidt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Thus the Jewish and Gnostic forms both died out, but the African, Platonic, or Alexandrian, was destined to be perpetuated. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Like the ancient Gnostics, Kendall tried to combine Christianity with a sublimated version of pagan superstitions; and if moral restrictions stood in the way, he cast them aside. A History of the English Church in New Zealand Berthelot, “alchemy rested partly on the industrial processes of the ancient Egyptians, partly on the speculative theories of the Greek philosophers, and partly on the mystical reveries of the Gnostics and Alexandrians.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" With the Gnostics we see a reversion to a more primitive form of religious and social life. The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races An Interpretation If we wish to grasp the peculiar character of the great Gnostic movement, we must take care not to be led astray by the catchword “Gnosis.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Thus influenced by circumstances, the primitive modifications of Christianity were three—Judaic Christianity, Gnostic Christianity, African Christianity. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition In this conduct the Gnostics and other sectaries imitated them, while the Tertullianists took a more manly part, from principle or pride. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The church encountered the unbelievers by apologetic treatises, and met the Gnostics by dogmatic decisions. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion It is difficult to learn a great deal about the Gnostics, but some of their beliefs are known. The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races An Interpretation It is a mistake to regard the Gnostics as pre-eminently the representatives of intellect among Christians, and Gnosticism as an intellectual tendency chiefly concerned with philosophical speculation, the reconciliation of religion with philosophy and theology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z To the Gnostics we owe the earliest examples of our sacred images. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The Carpocratians, who claimed to be a branch of the Gnostics, taught that faith and charity were alone necessary virtues: all others were useless. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development The Gnostic writings consist largely of charms to be uttered by the Soul to each of the Planets in turn, as it pursues its perilous path past all of them to its ultimate home. Five Stages of Greek Religion One of the Gnostic sects, who played such havoc with the early Christian Church, utterly rejected the idea of a Fall. Bible Romances First Series Hence the Gnostic must above all things learn the names of the demons, and equip himself with the sacred formulas and symbols, in order to be certain of a good destiny after death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z If Ephesian Christianity had never come to Rome, and met its complement in the Adoptionists, it might, in spite of the Fourth Gospel, have degenerated into thorough-going Docetism, or have been represented only by Gnostics. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity In the same list may be placed the Vedanta philosophy, the Cabala of the Jews, the teachings of the Christian Gnostics, and the philosophy of the Stoics. Elementary Theosophy The new quality is not specifically Christian: it is just as marked in the Gnostics and Mithras-worshippers as in the Gospels and the Apocalypse, in Julian and Plotinus as in Gregory and Jerome. Five Stages of Greek Religion The types of Christian truth existing from the first gradually coalesced about the middle of the second century; when heretics, especially the Gnostics, appeared so formidable that a catholic church was developed. The Canon of the Bible And here the question arises, how it came about that in the Gnostic systems the Seven appear as subordinate, half-daemonic powers, or even completely as powers of darkness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Each of these streams accumulated new ideas on the way: the stream passing through Syria found the Eastern Gnostics of whom Simon Magus is alleged to have been the first. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity The Gnostic philosophers, who were the intellect and heart of the church, had a knowledge of nature so true that it could not possibly come into collision with any fact of science. Elementary Theosophy I have used many Christian and Gnostic documents and works like the Corpus of Hermetic writings and the Mithras Liturgy. Five Stages of Greek Religion There exists, however, in a single MS. in Italian a longish gospel with this title, written from a Mahommedan standpoint, but probably embodying materials partly Gnostic in character and origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" This is a Gnostic interpretation of the various myths of the great mother-goddess’s many loves and love-adventures with other gods and heroes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z This passage, however, alludes to the Ebionites, Gnostics and Manicheans, who positively taught that marriage is sinful. The Faith of Our Fathers During this period he visited Alexandria, whose schools were rivaled only by those of Athens, studying the fantastic philosophy of the Gnostics, and probably examining the Christian system. Ancient States and Empires She runs riot in a number of the Gnostic systems both pre-Christian and post-Christian. Five Stages of Greek Religion "He who is conversant with all kinds of wisdom will be pre-eminently a Gnostic." Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries It answers the question: how did the portions of light to be found in this lower world, among which certainly belong the souls of the Gnostics, enter into it? Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Yet some of the clauses of this Creed were probably inserted in opposition to prevailing, notably Gnostic, heresies of the first centuries. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church The idea very probably originated with the Gnostics of the East, who engraved stones with mystic figures believed to impart good luck or to keep off evil influences. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture We were discussing the change that took place in Greek thought between, say, Plato and the Neo-Platonists, or even between Aristotle and Posidonius, and which is seen at its highest power in the Gnostics. Five Stages of Greek Religion In the famous Gnostic treatise, the Pistis Sophia, the very purpose of the Mysteries is said to be the remission of sins. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries A parallel myth to that of the Primal Man are the accounts to be found in most of the Gnostic systems of the creation of the first man. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The heresy combated by Ignatius is a type of Gnostic Judaism, the Gnostic element manifesting itself in a sharp form of Docetism. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 For example, the progression is apparent between Plotinus and the frenzied creations of the Gnostics and the Cabalists. Essay on the Creative Imagination Thirdly, there is the Hellenistic period, reaching roughly from Plato to St. Paul and the earlier Gnostics. Five Stages of Greek Religion The Gnostics, a mystic order and school in the early church, taught Reincarnation plainly and openly, bringing upon themselves much persecution at the hands of the more conservative. Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect And this decision is not affected by the fact that in certain Gnostic sects figured historical personages such as Simon Magus and Menander. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z But although he wrote most bitterly against the Gnostics whom he detested, he always protested against the use of brute force in the matter of religion. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church These Gnostics were a sect that arose in the early times of Christianity. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' What we have to consider is the general trend of religious thought from, say, the Peripatetics to the Gnostics. Five Stages of Greek Religion So it was with the Hermetic Teachings of the Gnostics and Early Christians, which were lost at the time of Constantine, whose iron hand smothered philosophy with the blanket of theology. Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect A particular branch of the “Gnostic” sects is represented by those systems in which the figure of Sophia sinking down into matter already appears. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In this work he is trying to convince the Gnostics of their errors from various passages in the Old Testament. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church But, besides this, the so-called Gnostic heresy introduced other elements into the legend. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' For my own part, when I try to understand Christianity as a mass of doctrines, Gnostic, Trinitarian, Monophysite, Arian and the rest, I get no further. Five Stages of Greek Religion The Gnostic family suitably traces its origin to a mixed race, which had commenced its national history by associating orientalism with revelation. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Of the actual writings of the Gnostics, which were extraordinarily numerous,1 very little has survived; they were sacrificed to the destructive zeal of their ecclesiastical opponents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In the Gnostic heresy it might have been credited with less absurdity than most of their dogmas, that the Supreme had employed him to create, previously to his function of representing, characters. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Now the words Helen and Selene are connected in Greek, and Helen of Troy was accepted by these Gnostics as a mythical form of the goddess of the moon. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' I have seen somewhere a Gnostic or early Christian emblem which indicates this doctrine. Five Stages of Greek Religion There sprung up the visionary Gnostics among the Gentiles, and the Cabalistic Mystics among the Jews. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Christian Gnosticism actually introduced only one new figure into the already existing Gnostic theories, namely that of the historical Saviour Jesus Christ. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Among their early representatives stand prominent the able advocate, but furious schismatic, Tertullian; the amiable scholar, but heretically Gnostic, Origen; the accomplished stylist, but bigoted and ignorant special-pleader, Lactantius. Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government Indeed, if we search carefully, we find that the Gnostics of every school believed in the possibility of banishing death from the earth. Modern Saints and Seers The Gnostics are still commonly thought of as a body of Christian heretics. Five Stages of Greek Religion The Gnostics claimed apostolic authority for their teaching and appealed to successions of teachers who had handed down their teachings. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Old Testament was absolutely rejected by most of the Gnostics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Most of the Gnostic teachers, who in their flourishing time were as thick as thistle-downs in summer, conceived of man as consisting of two "halves" which corresponded with two totally different world-orders. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries The Early Christian Church, as well as the Gnostics, admitted it tacitly, but in the fourth century it was condemned by the Fathers of the Church and banished from orthodox Christianity. Modern Saints and Seers In reality there were Gnostic sects scattered over the Hellenistic world before Christianity as well as after. Five Stages of Greek Religion Those churches, furthermore, agreed among themselves, but the Gnostic teachers differed widely. A Source Book for Ancient Church History And here may best be included Bardesanes, a famous leader of a Gnostic school of the end of the 2nd century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The conflict between the method of the Mysteries and that of the Christian religion acquired a special stamp through the various Gnostic sects and writers. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity In the Gnostic teaching, the Eons, corresponding to the archetypal ideas of Plato, are never single; each god has his feminine counterpart; and the Gnostic assemblies are composed of "perfected ones," male and female. Modern Saints and Seers The doctrines of the Gnostics have been held by some writers to be responsible for the introduction of many amulets and charms in the early centuries of this era. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery It represents the esoteric and more distinctively Gnostic teaching of the school. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Basilideans, and other sects developed from the Gnostic systems, assigned great power to stone amulets, and prepared them for their initiates, who used them for identification and for curative purposes. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing We may class as Gnostics all the writers of the first Christian centuries who sought for a deep, spiritual meaning in Christian teachings. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Some have identified them, like those of the Albigenses or Waldenses, with the ceremonies of the Gnostics. The Superstitions of Witchcraft Another favorite therapeutic spell, no less venerable than Abracadabra, was the mystical word Abraxas, which was first used by Basilides, a leader of the Egyptian Gnostics in the second century. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Recently Marcion has been commonly treated apart from the Gnostics on account of the large use he made of the Pauline writings. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Through the influence of Philo's writings, Jewish demonology was propagated among Christian converts, and the Gnostics quickly absorbed and spread the notion of preternatural interposition. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing This was the crucial point for the Gnostics. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Marcion, whose teaching was half Gnostic and half Catholic, endeavoured to revive what he imagined to be the Christianity of St. Paul, whom he regarded as the only true apostle. The Books of the New Testament It is because they have lost the Spirit of their Scriptures that the Christians—ever since their separation from the Gnostics—have offered the world nothing more than the outer shell of the World Religion. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution At the bottom Marcion's doctrine was thoroughly Gnostic, though he differed from the vast majority of Gnostics in that his interest seems to have been primarily ethical rather than speculative. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The second period was distinguished for the study of speculative philosophy, and of the religious philosophy of the Gnostics, and was not a scientific period. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine M. Papus speaks of him as the founder and patriarch of the Gnostic Church. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer And words such as "worlds," "fulness," "generations," which were used in a special sense by the Gnostics of the 2nd century, are here used in an earlier and less technical meaning. The Books of the New Testament It was evidently put forward so perseveringly by the Gnostics, with whom it was a kind of article of the faith, that the orthodox at last became too familiar with it. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Additional source material: For Gnostic references to successions of teachers, see Tertullian, De Præscr., A Source Book for Ancient Church History The great majority of the early Christians opposed the Gnostics, and repudiated and abhorred their strange mixture of the Christian religion with Eastern philosophy. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine At the time, however, he founded the Gnostic Church. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer Stress has been laid upon statements which seem to imply Gnostic heresy, and heresy of a "Docetic" character, i.e. teaching a denial of the reality of our Lord's human nature. The Books of the New Testament I answer as follows:— It was a favourite tenet with the Gnostic heretics that the Law and the Gospel are at variance. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Such a turn to the argument would have weakened the force of the appeal in the dispute with the Gnostics, however powerfully it might be used in other controversies. A Source Book for Ancient Church History This was used as a symbol of God, not only by Cabalists and Gnostics, but also by Jews. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine And when you find among the Neo-Platonists this word Gnosis used, it always means, and is defined to mean, "the knowledge of God," and the "Gnostic" is "a man who knows God." London Lectures of 1907 Something of a Gnostic tendency is betokened by the scorn of material life and the human body shown in 1 Tim. iv. The Books of the New Testament It is to be remembered that Marcion's Gospel was known to be an heretical production: one of the many creations of the Gnostic age,—it must have been universally execrated and abhorred by faithful men. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels The Valentinians were the most important of all the Gnostics closely connected with the Church. A Source Book for Ancient Church History A section of the early Christians were Gnostics, and were imbued with the philosophy of the Orientals. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine So that in those early days many of those who were called "Gnostics" divided the two in a similar fashion, although uniting them at a certain stage of the teaching, of the ministry. London Lectures of 1907 All this shows that the error was not a definite Gnostic heresy with a fundamentally false view of God. The Books of the New Testament More significant is the influence exerted by the religious ideas of Babylonia upon the various Gnostic sects that arose within the Christian Church. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria In making faith suffice for salvation, Clement clearly distinguishes his position from that of the Gnostics, though he uses the term “gnostic” as applicable to Christians. A Source Book for Ancient Church History According to the beliefs of the Cabalists and Gnostics, demons were the cause of disease. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine Out of these elements, united in various proportions, rose successively the Alexandrian philosophy, the Hellenists, the Therapeutæ, those strange Essene communists, with the innumerable sects of Gnostic or Christian heretics. Short Studies on Great Subjects Both versions show traces of a mixed Jewish and Gnostic heresy, and are plainly apocryphal. The Books of the New Testament The spread and influence of the Gnostic sects was notoriously wide. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The Gnostics used in support of their doctrines writings which they attributed to the Apostles, thus having a direct apostolic witness to these doctrines. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Gnostic and the Neoplatonic sects maintained, and the writings of Plotinus and Proclus still exhibit, many principles the same in substance with those which have been recently revived in Continental Europe. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws A Gnostic sect of the 2nd century was known by the name of Cainites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" But it was used by the Catholics, the Gnostics, and the Montanists. The Books of the New Testament While the Gnostic sects disappear in the sixth century, the influence of Gnosticism can be followed down to the twelfth century,—a significant testimony to the enduring qualities of Babylonian doctrines. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria This, as being the most vulnerable part of the Gnostic teaching, was attacked most bitterly by the opponents of heresy. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Caliban thinks Setebos is himself a creature, made by something he calls "Quiet;" and what is this but the Gnostic notion of aeons and their subordination to the great, hid God? A Hero and Some Other Folks The various acting æons of the Gnostics became to him different stages in the saving work of the one Creator and his Logos. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The equally celebrated Gnostic Valentinus used it, and his followers also revered it. The Books of the New Testament It is sufficient to recall the chief centers of Gnostic schools of thought in Antioch, Edessa, and Alexandria and the various branches of the powerful sect of the Ophites. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria There are no extant writings of the earlier Gnostics, Simon, Menander, or Cerinthus. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Like the ethics of all systems which are based on the contrast between the sensuous and spiritual elements of human nature, that of the Gnostics took a twofold direction. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) With this the weightiest argument against the Gnostic cosmogony is already mentioned. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) And the fact that the Montanists were strongly opposed to the Gnostics makes it all the more remarkable that both sects regarded this Gospel as so important. The Books of the New Testament Some of the modern Rationalists have revived the creed of the Gnostics of the first century—that the Hebrew Jehovah was a being of very different character from the Deity revealed by Jesus Christ. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity He might indeed call himself, as he does in this latter passage, a Gnostic in the sense of the true or Christian Gnostic, but he comes very close to the position of the non-Christian Gnostic. A Source Book for Ancient Church History On the contrary, the Gnostics purposely took their stand on the tradition, nay they were the first in Christendom who determined the range, contents and manner of propagating the tradition. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Clement, too, really regards Christ as of no importance to Gnostics except as a teacher. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Gospel itself contains manifest tokens that it was written by a Jew of Palestine, by one who held no Gnostic heresy, and by a contemporary of our Lord. The Books of the New Testament Gnostic Mysteries made known to the heads of the Templars, 817-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The other Gnostics divided mankind into two classes: those capable of salvation, or the pneumatics, or Gnostics, and those who perish in the final destruction of material existence, or the hylics. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Church in opposition to the Gnostics strongly emphasised the publicity of all tradition. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) But indeed Tatian himself in his latter days seems to have observed the inconsistency in which he had become involved and to have solved the problem in the Gnostic, that is, the religious sense. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Such was the doctrine of the great Gnostic sects of the 2nd century. The Books of the New Testament Gnostics agreed that the Demiurge was the framer of this lower world, 557-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The tendency of the Gnostics and their adherents was to form little coteries and to keep much of their teaching secret from those who were attracted by their more popular tenets. A Source Book for Ancient Church History But it is of great importance to note how even very special later terminologies, dogmas, etc., of the Church, were in a certain way anticipated by the Gnostics. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) It cannot therefore he determined how he would have written, if he had had less occasion to avoid the danger of being himself led into Gnostic speculations about æons. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) In thus teaching that the material world was made by the good God, and that God took a material human body, this Gospel opposes the fundamental tenet of Gnostic Dualism. The Books of the New Testament Gnostics, analogy between the doctrines of Alexandria and those of the, 249-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry They contain, however, numerous fragments from Gnostic writings. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Even purgatory, prayers for the dead, and many other things, raised in speculative questions and definitely answered, are found in those Coptic Gnostic writings, and are then met with again in Catholicism. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The repudiation of different kinds of inspiration in the Scriptures likewise involved the rejection of all the critical views of the Gnostics that were concealed behind that assumption. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) It is impossible to find a shred of the anti-Jewish theories which the Gnostics taught. The Books of the New Testament Gnostics all agreed that the Father was not the framer of this lower world, 557-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry On account of its general character, it absorbed for the most part what remained of the earlier Gnostic systems and schools. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Gnostics were not interested in apologetics, and that is a very significant fact. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) To the Gnostic the question of the divinity of Christ is of as little importance as that of the humanity. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) We conclude, therefore, that the author was a Jew of Palestine, and that he was not a Gentile or in any sense a Gnostic. The Books of the New Testament Occult science of the Magi imperfectly revealed by the Gnostics, 839-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry But what he longed for was the sweet scent of the love of God, and this he was unable to detect in anyone, whether Gnostic or philosopher, or member of the Shaykhí sect. Memorials of the Faithful Here we have a very old Semitico-Hebraic idea preserved in a very striking way, and therefore we may probably assume that in other respects also, these Gnostic Ebionites preserved that which was ancient. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) This system overthrew those of the Gnostics, attracted Greek philosophers, and justified ecclesiastical Christianity. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) This rite, perverted by the Gnostics in the 2nd century, survived that perversion. The Books of the New Testament Principles of Manes adopted by the Gnostics in some numbers, 818-u. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry For the Cabala was much older than the Gnostics. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements The formal parallel to the Gnostic doctrines was therewith established. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The views of the majority of the Gnostics occupied a middle position between the two notions. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Gnostic Christians even had a scripture called "Zoroaster's Apocalypse." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Secret Doctrine superior to that of the Gospels claimed by the Gnostics, 542-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Whether the Gnostics themselves can be described as a secret society, or rather as a ramification of secret societies, is open to question. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements All Gnostics cannot, of course, be regarded as theologians. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) In other words, they were led to propound a problem which had occurred to the Gnostics long before, and had been solved by them in a dualistic sense. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) They were regarded by the Persian theology, by Plato, by Philo, by the Gnostics, as having a physical basis as well as a spiritual significance. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Gnostics all agreed on a creation directly out of the Divine Essence, 557-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry From all this M. Matter concludes that: The Gnostics professed to hold by means of tradition a secret doctrine superior to that contained in the public writings of the apostles. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Koffmane, especially, has collected abundant material for proving that the tendency of the Gnostics was the same as that of the ancient mysteries, and that they thence borrowed their organisation and discipline. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The Christian system of Origen682 is worked out in opposition to the systems of the Greek philosophers and of the Christian Gnostics. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) He agrees with some of the Gnostic doctrines and differs from others, not setting himself to follow or to oppose them indiscriminately, but to do either as the truth seemed to him to require. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Masonic ideas in some measure analogous to those of Plato and the Gnostics, 250-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry If you read the Cabalists and Gnostics you will learn how sinful pride had its downfall, and the angel fell. Dr. Dumany's Wife The Gnostics were the first critics of the Old Testament in Christendom. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The objects of religious knowledge have no history or rather, and this is a genuinely Gnostic and Neoplatonic idea, they have only a supramundane one. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Gnostics agreed in attributing evil to matter, and made the means of redemption to consist in fastings and scourgings of the flesh, with denial of all its cravings, and in lofty spiritual contemplations. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life To acquire influence and wealth, then to intrigue, and at need to fight, to establish the Johannite or Gnostic and Kabalistic dogma, were the object and means proposed to the initiated Brethren. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Suppose someone comes to me and says, "I offer you sixpence for your History of the Gnostic Heresy." Gilbert Keith Chesterton It may be noted, for example, that the Gnostics were the first to call attention to the significance of the change of name for God in the Old Testament; see Iren. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Origen's eschatology occupies a middle position between that of Irenæus and the theory of the Valentinian Gnostics, but is more akin to the latter view. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) It was inculcated in the early Christian centuries by the Gnostics and the Manichaans; also by Origen and several other influential Fathers. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Christ, the Gnostic Eon, never really clothed with a human body, 559-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Out of these elements, united in various proportions, rose successively the Alexandrian philosophy, the Hellenists, the Therapeute, those strange Essene communists, with the innumerable sects of Gnostic or Christian heretics. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Marcion himself recognised the historical contents of the Old Testament as reliable, and the criticism of most Gnostics only called in question its religious value. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) These passages show that the crucified Christ is no longer of any account to the Gnostic, and that he therefore allegorises all the incidents described in the Gospels. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Marcion, in common with almost all Gnostic sects, held some views which are here attacked. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" The Gnostics caused the Gnosis to be proscribed by the Christians, and the official Sanctuary was closed against the high initiation. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry They seem rather to have been Christian Jews of an ascetic turn of mind, and imbued with the semi-oriental philosophy of that day, which contained in itself the seeds of the later Gnostic systems. Companion to the Bible The Gnostic terminologies within the Æon speculations were partly reproduced among the Catholic theologians of the third century; most important is it that the Gnostics have already made use of the concept "'ομοουσιος"; see Iren., History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) There is a wish to maintain this tradition in its entirety and hence the Gnostic theses are rejected. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Under any circumstances, though it would no doubt apply to Marcion, who held strong docetic views, it would apply to almost every sect of Gnostics besides. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" For the Johannism of the Adepts was the Kabalah of the earlier Gnostics, degenerating afterward into those heretical forms which Gnosticism developed, so that even Manes had his followers among them. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry They were not Gnostics; for Gnosticism was essentially anti-Judaistic, separating the God of the Jews from the God of Christianity, and placing the two in antagonism to each other. Companion to the Bible Upon the whole our sources say very little about the Gnostic eschatology. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Christianity is the doctrine of the creation, training, and redemption of mankind by the Logos, whose work culminates in the perfect Gnostics. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The same may be said of the second position attacked, 'Whosoever doth not confess the testimony of the cross,' which might include not only divers Gnostic sects, but many others as well. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Gnostics and Disciples of Christ held the doctrine of the transmigration of souls, 399-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry A distinguished leader of the Gnostics was Valentinus, who came to Rome about A.D. Companion to the Bible In Marcion the Church Fathers chiefly attacked what they attacked in all Gnostic heretics, but here error shewed itself in its worst form. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Now the struggle with the Gnostics and Marcion, and the creation of a New Testament had necessarily a double consequence. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Obviously the allusion here is to that antinomian license which many early Gnostic teachers managed to extract from the spiritual teaching of the Gospel. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Gnostics held the universal agent composed the body of the Holy Spirit, 734-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry But some spirits, from the time of Pythagoras onwards, had a greater affinity for oriental ways of thinking, and such sympathy was specially common among the Gnostics. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 But the method of these Gnostics in constructing their mental picture of the world and its history, was still an uncertain one. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) His system seemed to have absorbed the rationalism of the Apologists and the intelligible simplicity of their moral theology, just as much as it did the Gnostic dualism with its particoloured mythology. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Again, there is nothing at all bearing on the great Gnostic heresies of this age. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Julian believed in one God and the Trinity; was no Pagan, but a Gnostic, 731-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry But Plotinus seems to me nearer to India than were the Gnostics and Manichæans, because his teaching is not dualistic to the same extent. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 This Simonianism may perhaps have been related to the original, as the doctrines of the Christian Gnostics to the Apostolic preaching. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) In a word, it is the religion of the school, first the Gnostic then the ecclesiastical. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Of Montanism, of the Paschal controversy, of the developed Gnostic heresies of this period, it says nothing. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Light an example of the emanation doctrine of the Gnostics, 248-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Many of the Gnostics taught that there are two spheres of future enjoyment. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution This Gnostic estimate of Christ has undoubtedly had a mighty influence on the later Church development of Christology. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) This was the outcome of his Gnostic and realistic doctrine of recapitulation, and evinces clear traces of the influence of Pauline theology. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Gnostic leaders were in some instances no mean thinkers; but they were almost invariably bad exegetes. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Word of Plato and the Gnostics: the unuttered word within the Deity, 552-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The Manichaeans, as well as the Gnostics, rejected the doctrine of the atonement, and as faith in the perfection of the cleansing virtue of the blood of Christ declined, a belief in Purgatory became popular. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution The Gnostics in part actually narrate it so. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) As soon as Churchmen were forced to bring forward their proofs and proceed to put the same questions as the "Gnostics," they were obliged to work by their method. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) These remains are only the accidental waifs and strays of a Gnostic literature which must have been enormous in extent. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" From this idea of generation came the reverence everywhere paid the image of generative power, which formed the Stauros of the Gnostics, and the philosophical Cross of the Masons. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The Gnostics also differed in their views respecting matter. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution One will not easily find in the case of the Gnostics themselves, the revealed truth described as philosophy, or morality as the philosophic life. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) But, while he conceives Christianity as an explanation of the world and as redemption, his Christocentric teaching was opposed to that of the Gnostics. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) This was a necessary tenet of all Gnostics, who held the inherent malignity of matter. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Simon Magus, founder of the Gnostics, on the manifestations of God, 270-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry He here takes occasion to attack those who, in his estimation, were improperly designated Gnostics, such as Basilides, Valentine, Marcion, and others. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution Apart from syncretistic or Gnostic Jewish Christianity, there is but one group of Jewish Christians holding various shades of opinion, and these from the beginning called themselves Nazarenes as well as Ebionites. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The manner in which Irenæus undertook his great task of expounding and defending orthodox Christianity in opposition to the Gnostic form was already a prediction of the future. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) This notice again confirms the view which I adopted, that it was the design of Papias to supply an antidote to the false exegesis of the Gnostics. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" They found it in the Old Testament, as the Gnostics found it in the New. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Whilst, according to all the Gnostics, the Demiurge, or maker of this world, is far inferior to the Supreme Deity, these system-builders were by no means agreed as to his position and his functions. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution The great inner affinity of these attempts with the Gentile Christian Gnostics has already been set forth. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The Fathers everywhere argue on behalf of the Gnostic Demiurge and against the Gnostic supreme God. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) I refer, of course, to the quotations in the Gnostic fragments preserved by Hippolytus, and in the Clementine Homilies. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" This attachment was particularly shown in the Kabalah, which belonged rather to Palestine than to Egypt, though extensively known in the latter; and furnished the Gnostics with some of their most striking theories. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry All the more respectable Gnostics appear to have recommended themselves to public confidence by the austerity of their discipline. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution The question as to the extent of the Canon afterwards became the subject of an important controversy between the Gnostics and the Catholic Church. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) But the price of this preservation was the adoption of a series of "Gnostic" formulæ. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) It furnished a great bulwark against the Gnostic teachers, who had come to deny the diety of Jesus. The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books The Aions of the Gnostics, the Ideas of Plato, the Angels of the Jews, and the Demons of the Greeks, all correspond to the Ferouers of Zoroaster. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Two of the most distinguished Gnostic teachers who flourished in the early part of the second century were Saturninus of Antioch and Basilides of Alexandria. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution From this it further follows that the Gnostics may have compiled their Canon solely according to the principle of Apostolic origin. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Irenæus certainly tried to mark off the Church use of the Scriptures as distinguished from the Gnostic practice. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) In the history of Christianity one cannot commend the efforts either of the Gnostics or the neo-Platonists, nor always justify the medieval missionaries in their methods. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji The Gnostics made souls ascend and descend through eight Heavens, in each of which were certain Powers that opposed their return, and often drove them back to earth, when not sufficiently purified. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Irenaeus says that Valentine, the most famous and formidable of the Gnostic teachers, "came to Rome under Hyginus, was in his prime under Pius, and lived until the time of Anicetus." The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution On this point we have as yet no details, and these can only be ascertained by a thorough examination of the polemic of Plotinus against the Gnostics. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The Gnostics also occupied themselves a great deal with Gen. I.-III.; see, e.g., History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The debt of Manichaeism and various Gnostic sects is more certain and more considerable, but these communities have not endured and were regarded as heretical while they lasted. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 So the Gnostics held; and even the Disciples of Christ inquired if the man who was born blind, was not so punished for some sin that he had committed before his birth. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The Gnostics alleged that the present world owes neither its origin nor its arrangement to the Supreme God. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution Still more is one reminded of Neoplatonism by the speculations of the Alexandrian Christian Gnostics, especially of Valentinus and the followers of Basilides. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) But the Gnostics were not the only opponents of chiliasm. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Raoul-Rochette's opinion, that this likeness and the portraits of the apostles were of Gnostic origin, is altogether unsupported, as the Belgian editors of his work justly observe. The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome This Intellection is called DAATH: and it is the "WORD," of Plato and the Gnostics; the unuttered word, within the Deity. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Never certainly did the brethren at Rome more require the services of a skilful and energetic leader, than when the Gnostic chiefs settled in the great metropolis. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution A deeper, more thorough distinction between the Church and the Gnostic parties hardly dawned on the consciousness of either. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Hence we must compare not only the Gnostic Christ, but the Gnostic Sophia, with the Christ of the Church. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Hindoo, Gnostic, and Platonic theories suppose the visible world to have emanated from God, by a succession of fallings, from the most abstract spirit to the most concrete matter. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology He was no Pagan, but a Gnostic, infected with the allegories of Grecian polytheism, and whose misfortune it was to find the name of Jesus Christ less sonorous than that of Orpheus. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry In the time of Hyginus of Rome, even the baptism of the leading ministers of the Gnostics was acknowledged by the chief pastor of the Western metropolis. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution The pre-existent Christ has significance in some Gnostic schools, but always a comparatively subordinate one. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Here also Origen again contrived to reconcile contradictions and thus acknowledged, outdid, reconciled, and united both the theses of the Gnostics and those of orthodox Christians. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Its doctrine of creation is not a mere development by a dark, unintelligent process, nor, on the other hand, is it a Hindoo or Gnostic system of emanation. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology With the Emanation-doctrine of the Gnostics and the Orient, we have endeavored to make you familiar. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Whilst the Christian community was contending against the Gnostics, it was not without other controversies which were fitted to prejudice its claims in the sight of the heathen. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution It is found, with great variety of details, in most of the nameless fragments of Gnostic literature that have been preserved, as well as in Apelles. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) To Clement and Origen, however, teacher and mystagogue are as closely connected as they are to most Gnostics. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Baur, who had made a special study of the intricate speculations of the Gnostics, compares them with "the vast abstractions of Buddhism." Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The Cosmogony of the Hebrews and that of the Gnostics designated this reptile as the author of the fate of Souls. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Numenius represents in philosophy the Gnostic ideas about God which were widely held by the heretics, Jewish and Christian, of the second century. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria We may perhaps infer that he knew of them only from hearsay, for he simply enumerates them along with the numerous Gnostic sects. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The "Gnostics," on the contrary, sought to understand what they read and to investigate the truth of the message of which they heard. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The anticipations of Neoplatonism among the Gnostics would probably be found to be very numerous, if the victorious party had thought their writings worth preserving. Christian Mysticism To teach us wisdom, and the folly of endeavoring to explain to ourselves that which we are not capable of understanding, we reproduce the speculations of the Philosophers, the Kabalists, the Mystagogues and the Gnostics. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Now we have reason to think that Gnostic sects of Jews, both in Alexandria and in Palestine, were at this time tending towards the division of the Godhead into separate powers. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria But with regard to the most important Gnostic systems the words hold true, "The hands are the hands of Esau, but the voice is the voice of Jacob." History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The Gnostic speculations were repudiated, whereas those of the Apologists were accepted. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The later Platonism could not even graft itself upon any of these Gnostic systems, and Plotinus rejects them as decisively as Origen. Christian Mysticism Hence one Sect of the Gnostics took him for their good genius, and hence the brazen serpent reared by Moses in the Desert, on which the Israelites looked and lived. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This was the attitude not only of the proud Stoic, but of certain kindred Jewish sects, which were subject to Greek influences, such as the Gnostics and the Cainites. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria We have still to measure and compare with the earliest tradition those Gnostic doctrines which, partly at once and partly in the following period, became important. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) This anthropology is opposed to that of the Stoics and related to the "Gnostic" theory. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Gnostic or Sage no longer needs the crucified Christ. Christian Mysticism In the Kabalah, as in the Persian and Gnostic doctrines, He is the Supreme Being unknown to all, the "Unknown Father." Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Blavatsky, in the Key to Theosophy, begins, you will remember, with an appeal to and restatement of the Theosophy of the Gnostics and Neoplatonists of Alexandria. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 If an early Christian element is here preserved by the Gnostic schools, it has undoubtedly been hellenised and secularised as the reports shew. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) The work first began with the scientific treatment of individual articles contained in the rule of faith, partly with the view of disproving Gnostic conceptions, partly for the purpose of satisfying the Church's own needs. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The Manicheans and Gnostics only taught him to distinguish true Mysticism from false: he soon saw through the pretensions of these sectaries, while he was not ashamed to learn from Plotinus. Christian Mysticism The idea that the true Initiates and Faithful become Kings and Priests, is at once Persian, Jewish, Christian, and Gnostic. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The Gnostic ideas in regard to a plurality of heavens and spiritual worlds go back directly to Hindu sources. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow In the case of the Gnostics the process is again only hastened. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) But the example set by the Gnostics was the very thing that rendered the problem difficult. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |
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