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The Gnostics : the First Christian Heretics.
Gnosticism is the name given to various religious schools that proliferated in the first centuries after Christ, nearly becoming the dominant form of Christianity, but was eventually branded as heretical by the emerging Christian church. The long and diverse history of Gnosticism is recounted here,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Oldcastle Books,
2010.
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| Series: | Pocket Essential series.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; About the Book; About the Author; Title; By the Same Author; Dedication; Contents; Prologue: Egypt, December 1945; Gnosticism and Christianity; Beliefs and Myths; Teachers and Traditions; Gnostic Religions; Texts and Gospels; Influence and Legacy; Appendix I: Glossary; Appendix II: Gnosticism and Buddhism; Appendix III: Gnosticism in the Canonical Gospels; Endnotes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; Sneak Peek: A Short History of Europe; Sneak Peek: The Cathars; Sneak Peek: The Knights Templar; Copyright.