Statements (89)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Gnosticism
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| gptkbp:are_known_for |
mystical teachings
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
Gnostic sects
|
| gptkbp:belief |
gptkb:the_Demiurge
dualism reincarnation gnosis the Pleroma the divine spark in humans |
| gptkbp:cosmology |
Aeons
|
| gptkbp:decline |
4th century CE
|
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
knowledge over faith
|
| gptkbp:exist_during |
2nd century CE
|
| gptkbp:founded_by |
gptkb:Valentinus
|
| gptkbp:has_community |
Gnostic communities
|
| gptkbp:has_feature |
Aeons
|
| gptkbp:has_method |
initiation rites
sacramental meals |
| gptkbp:has_tradition |
gptkb:baptism
initiation eucharist |
| gptkbp:have_figures |
gptkb:Sophia
|
| gptkbp:historical_period |
2nd century CE
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Valentinian Gnostics
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Christianity
early Christian thought |
| gptkbp:interpret_scriptures |
allegorically
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the Nag Hammadi library
|
| gptkbp:is_often_used_in |
divine
transcendent teacher of gnosis |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:orthodox_Christianity
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church |
| gptkbp:is_practiced_in |
gptkb:rituals
|
| gptkbp:key_concept |
gptkb:Salvation
gptkb:Sophia gptkb:Demiurge Dualism |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkb:Basilides gptkb:Heracleon |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on mysticism
influence on esotericism influence on later Gnosticism |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
the nature of the universe
the concept of salvation the importance of community the nature of the soul the role of women the role of the Holy Spirit the nature of evil the role of the teacher the importance of personal experience the significance of the cross the concept of the divine feminine the relationship between the material and spiritual worlds the concept of the true self the importance of inner knowledge the relationship between faith and knowledge the importance of spiritual awakening the importance of the inner journey the role of the material world the significance of the divine spark the concept of the cosmic Christ the concept of the true prophet the idea of the spiritual resurrection the significance of the myth of Sophia. the significance of the myth of the fall the significance of the serpent in Genesis |
| gptkbp:practice |
gptkb:rituals
|
| gptkbp:sacred_text |
gptkb:Nag_Hammadi_library
|
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
religious history
early Christianity philosophy of religion comparative religion Gnostic studies |
| gptkbp:text |
gptkb:Gospel_of_the_Egyptians
gptkb:Tripartite_Tractate gptkb:Pistis_Sophia gptkb:Gospel_of_Philip gptkb:Gospel_of_Truth |
| gptkbp:view_creation_as |
a flawed act
|
| gptkbp:view_god_as |
a transcendent being
|
| gptkbp:view_jesus_as |
a divine being
|
| gptkbp:view_of_creation |
flawed
|
| gptkbp:view_of_evil |
ignorance
|
| gptkbp:view_of_humanity |
divine spark
|
| gptkbp:view_of_knowledge |
liberation
|
| gptkbp:view_of_scripture |
esoteric interpretation
|