This so-called 'secret' knowledge was only available to the selected few. The Gnostics combined folk religion and Greek philosophy with Hebrew-Christian thought. It also promoted the idea of "one's ...

180) was the best known and, for a time, most successful early Christian Gnostic theologian. He founded his school in Rome. According to Tertullian, Valentinus ...

Readers should consult The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back An Old Heresy for the New Age (P&R, 1992); Spirit Wars: Pagan Revival in Christian America (WinePress, 1997); Pagans in the Pews (Regal, 2001); ...

Many great Christian thinkers have refuted this view ... This view likely stems from a gnostic and platonic idea that the body is less valuable and pure than the spirit. There is no evidence for this ...

However, some critics refuted the Seminar's claim to be the voice of contemporary Christian scholarship ... but rather extra biblical sources like the Gnostic gospels, the gospels of Thomas, Philip, ...

For many years, Western Civilization (Western Tradition) has been under assault from the Marxist Left – in schools, colleges, the media, woke corporations, etc. Why? Simply because the foundations of ...

For many years, Western Civilization (Western Tradition) has been under assault from the Marxist Left – in schools, colleges, the media, woke corporations, etc. Why? Simply because the foundations of ...

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Commentary on Today's Verse Chapter Contents God's answer to Solomon's prayer. God gave a gracious answer to Solomon's prayer. The mercies of God to sinners are made known in a manner well suited to ...