Gnostic Gospels — The term gnostic gospels refers to gnostic collections of writings about the teachings of Jesus, written around the 2nd century AD. These gospels are not accepted by most mainstream Christians as part of the standard Biblical canon. Rather, they… … Wikipedia
Gnostic texts — Gnosticism used a number of religious texts that are preserved, in part or whole, in ancient manuscripts or are lost but mentioned critically in Patristic writings.Gnostic textsFull or fragmentaryThese texts exist in surviving manuscripts. *Acts… … Wikipedia
Epiphanes (gnostic) — Epiphanes is the legendary author of On Righteousness , [Ephiphanes (The Gnostic Society Library); Mead 1880:232 235.] a notable Gnostic literary work that promotes communist principles, that was published and discussed by Clement of Alexandria,… … Wikipedia
Persianate society — Articleissues citationstyle = October 2008 jargon = October 2008 long = October 2008 OR = October 2008 weasel = October 2008A Persianate society (PerB|جوامع پارسی زبان Djāma ye Pārsīzabān ) is a society that is either based on, or strongly… … Wikipedia
American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property — The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) is an organization of Catholic inspiration, and adheres to the traditional teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1973, it is one of many Tradition, Family,… … Wikipedia
Apelles (gnostic) — Little is known about Apelles (mid 2nd century). He was a disciple of Marcion, probably at Rome, but left (or was expelled from) the Marcionite society. Tertullian tells us (De praescriptione haereticorum 30) that this was because he had become… … Wikipedia
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Gnosis — (from one of the Greek words for knowledge, γνώσις) is the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mystically enlightened human being. In the formation of early Christianity, various sectarian groups labelled gnostics by their opponents, emphasised… … Wikipedia
Catharism — Cathar redirects here. For other uses, see Cathar (disambiguation). The Good Men redirects here. For the Dutch house music duo, see Zki Dobre. Gnosticism This article is part of a series on … Wikipedia
