The Gnostics
Author | : Tobias Churton |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0760704783 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780760704783 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Gnostics by : Tobias Churton
Download or read book The Gnostics written by Tobias Churton and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek word 'gnosis' means knowledge; the Gnostics themselves used it to refer to the spiritual knowledge they believed would redeem them from what they regarded as the inherent evil of the material universe. As a mystical alternative tradition within Christianity, Gnosticism suffered the hostility of the official church and, as a result, remains largely unknown or misunderstood to this day.