Gnostic Christianity

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nag_Hammadi_library
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:condemnedBy gptkb:Tertullian
gptkb:Epiphanius_of_Salamis
gptkb:Irenaeus
gptkbp:coreBelief gnosis (spiritual knowledge)
gptkbp:declinedAfter 4th century CE
gptkbp:discoveredBy discovery of Nag Hammadi texts (1945)
gptkbp:emergedIn 1st century CE
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 2nd century CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gnostic Christianity
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Theosophy
gptkb:esoteric_Christianity
gptkb:modern_Gnosticism
Jungian psychology
gptkbp:influencedBy Orthodox Judaism
early Christianity
Hellenistic philosophy
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Basilides
gptkb:Valentinus
gptkb:Simon_Magus
gptkb:Marcion
gptkbp:regardedAs heresy by orthodox Christianity
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sethianism
gptkb:Valentinianism
gptkb:Mandaeism
gptkb:Manichaeism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Gospel_of_Thomas
gptkb:Apocryphon_of_John
gptkb:Gospel_of_Philip
gptkb:Gospel_of_Truth
gptkb:Pistis_Sophia
gptkb:Gospel_of_Judas
gptkbp:teaches dualism
salvation through knowledge
secret teachings of Jesus
the material world is flawed
the true God is distinct from the creator (Demiurge)
rejection of the material world
the existence of archons (rulers)
the need to transcend the material world
the soul's divine origin
gptkbp:viewsJesusAs bringer of knowledge
divine revealer
gptkbp:viewsOldTestamentGodAs gptkb:Demiurge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gospel_of_Matthias
gptkb:Gospel_of_Perfection
gptkb:Valentinus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6