The Essence of the Gnostics
Author: Bernard Simon
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
Eagle Editions, London - copyright 2004 with 240 pgs. For what is it that the All lacked, if not the knowledge of the Father? Gnostic text from the Gospel of Truth. Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering. Gnostics believed that the world is flawed because it was created in flawed manner, thereby implicating the creator. Such a perspecitive was regarded as blasphemous by fellow-Christians at the dawn of the new religion, and led to the sect's persecution. Equally concerning were the Gnostics' liberal views regarding sex, the role of women, and toleration of other faiths. Simon offers a facinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
Eagle Editions, London - copyright 2004 with 240 pgs. For what is it that the All lacked, if not the knowledge of the Father? Gnostic text from the Gospel of Truth. Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering. Gnostics believed that the world is flawed because it was created in flawed manner, thereby implicating the creator. Such a perspecitive was regarded as blasphemous by fellow-Christians at the dawn of the new religion, and led to the sect's persecution. Equally concerning were the Gnostics' liberal views regarding sex, the role of women, and toleration of other faiths. Simon offers a facinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.
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Author: Bernard Simon
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
Eagle Editions, London - copyright 2004 with 240 pgs. For what is it that the All lacked, if not the knowledge of the Father? Gnostic text from the Gospel of Truth. Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering. Gnostics believed that the world is flawed because it was created in flawed manner, thereby implicating the creator. Such a perspecitive was regarded as blasphemous by fellow-Christians at the dawn of the new religion, and led to the sect's persecution. Equally concerning were the Gnostics' liberal views regarding sex, the role of women, and toleration of other faiths. Simon offers a facinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages:
Eagle Editions, London - copyright 2004 with 240 pgs. For what is it that the All lacked, if not the knowledge of the Father? Gnostic text from the Gospel of Truth. Long before there was a system of belief called Gnosticism there were those who reached for a special intimate knowledge of God and His mysterious ways. The possession of such knowledge, they believed, would bring salvation from suffering. Gnostics believed that the world is flawed because it was created in flawed manner, thereby implicating the creator. Such a perspecitive was regarded as blasphemous by fellow-Christians at the dawn of the new religion, and led to the sect's persecution. Equally concerning were the Gnostics' liberal views regarding sex, the role of women, and toleration of other faiths. Simon offers a facinating insight into this ancient and yet in many ways surprisingly contemporary faith, and explores the reasons for its current renaissance.
The Essence of the Gnostics
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