In order to help the reader keep track of this divine soap opera, there is a chart at the end of this article depicting the Gnostic Pantheon or “family tree.” These first eight Aeons have a special name in Gnosticism. They are the First-Begotten Ogdoad, the Root and Substance of All Things. “Ogdoad” means a set of eight.
Aeon (Gnosticism) - Wikipedia
Aeons bear a number of similarities to Judaeo-Christian angels, including roles as servants and emanations of God, and existing as beings of light. In fact, certain Gnostic Angels, such as Armozel, are also Aeons. The Gnostic Gospel of Judas, found in 2006, purchased, held, and translated by the National Geographic Society, also mentions Aeons. [2]
The Gnostic Creation Myth - Gnosticism Explained
One of the things that set Gnosticism apart from the other varieties of early Christianity was its astonishing creation myth, an interpretation of the creation myth of Genesis that practically turns that Old Testament text upside down.
Gnosticism - Wikipedia
Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
Ioan P. Couliano The Tree Of Gnosis - Archive.org
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Gnosticism - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Gnosticism (after gnôsis, the Greek word for “knowledge” or “insight”) is the name given to a loosely organized religious and philosophical movement that flourished in the first and second centuries CE.
UsefulNotes / Gnosticism - TV Tropes
Reflecting the syncretic nature of Gnosticism, some of the Gnostic faiths belong to the Christian family (Cathars, Bogomils and Paulicians), some to the Islamic family (the Druze) and some to their own family called Dualist (Manichaeanism, Mandaeism, Sethianism, Valentinianism).
Gnostic Myth - Gnosticism Explained
As Christians, the Gnostics placed the myth of Jesus’s journey to earth to bring salvation to humankind at the center of their teachings and religious life. But the Gnostics understood the myth of Jesus somewhat differently than other early Christians did.
Fundamentals of Gnosticism - Chicago Gnosis
2014年8月23日 · We are initiating a new course on the fundamentals of the gnostic teachings; the basis upon which the ancient schools of Mysteries—whether from Greece, from Rome, from Asia, the Middle East—have developed. We will be examining not only the fundamental root from which these traditions have sprung, but also the heart teaching which they contain.
The Gnostic Legacy from the Gospels to The Da Vinci Code Richard Smoley (New York: Harper Collins, 2006), pp. viii-ix Family Tree of the Gnostic Legacy Hinduism/Buddhism c. 2500 B.C.- present Ancient Mesopotamia c. 6000 B.C. - c. 500 B.C. Ancient Egypt c. 3000 B.C. - c. 400 B.C. Judaism c. 1200 B.C. - present Greek Philosophy