Gnostics

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:are_known_for esoteric teachings
symbolic interpretations
allegorical interpretations
gptkbp:belief gptkb:the_Demiurge
the afterlife
reincarnation
the fall of man
spiritual salvation
the importance of personal experience
divine spark
gnosis
inner enlightenment
the importance of the inner self
the unity of all existence
gptkbp:declined_in materialism
gptkbp:emphasizes spiritual knowledge
gptkbp:has_feature gptkb:the_Archons
gptkb:Sophia
gptkb:Pleroma
the divine feminine
the material world as flawed
the true God
the cosmic struggle
gptkbp:has_method gptkb:rituals
meditation
initiation rites
gptkbp:have_texts gptkb:Gnostic_Gospels
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Manichaeans
gptkb:Simon_Magus
gptkb:Hermeticists
gptkb:Sethians
gptkb:Basilides
gptkb:Marcion
gptkb:Valentinus
Nag Hammadi authors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gnostics
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:Western_esotericism
gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:New_Age_spirituality
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:is_active_in 2nd century
gptkbp:is_associated_with dualism
the quest for knowledge
mystical experiences
the search for truth
gptkbp:is_considered_as mystics
heretics by orthodox Christianity
mystical seekers
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:early_Church_Fathers
gptkbp:is_divided_into various sects
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Nag_Hammadi_library
historical texts.
early Christian writings
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:Platonic_philosophy
gptkbp:originated_in early Christianity
gptkbp:practice gptkb:mysticism
gptkbp:view_god_as transcendent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sethianism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5