Religion and Spirituality: Gnosticism: Ancient History


Religion and Spirituality: Gnosticism: Ancient History

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  • Ancient Gnosticism - Describes the history, beliefs, and practices of the ancient Gnostics.
  • Basilideans - Wikipedia - A Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.
  • The Bridal Chamber - A site dedicated to the innermost mystery of early Christianity and the role of Mary Magdalene as the founder of Christianity.
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Gnosticism - History of Gnosticism from its pre-Christian roots through its developed doctrines concerning cosmogony, the Sophia-myth, soteriology, and eschatology. Includes information on rites, schools, and literature.
  • The Egyptian Foundations of Gnostic Thought - A 1994 thesis posted chapter by chapter. Also a number of Gnostic tractates translated by the author as well as photos taken from Egypt.
  • The Gnostic Apostle Thomas - This book brings together the lore involving the apostle Thomas as a long-forgotten, long-suppressed, major figure in one of the many forms of early Christianity.
  • Gnostics, Gnostic Gospels, & Gnosticism - An introduction to Gnosticism.
  • Jacob Boehme Resources - Offers online transciptions of the works of Jacob Boehme.
  • Magdalene.org - An effort to bring the spectrum of material and references to Mary Magdalene together in one cohesive website.
  • Medieval Gnosticism, Alchemy, Spiritualism and Taoism - Dedicated to Medieval Spiritualism, Alchemy, and Taoism. Essays from Gnostic writers, Alchemy term glossary, Middle Ages Symbolism described with photographs. Tao Teh Ching in full, and Alchemy Poem.
  • On The Spurious Book of Revelation - Purports to correct eschatology that is based on the book of Revelation as opposed to Paul's mystery religion.
  • Sethianism - Wikipedia - A group of ancient Gnostics, that date their existence before Christianity.
  • The Trail of Gnosis - An interactive PDF format CD-ROM explores traditions of Gnosticism from the 4th to 15th centuries both in depth and as an overview.
  • Valentianism - Wikipedia - A religious doctrine named after Valentinius, a Roman theologian who lived circa 2nd century, and defied Christian orthodoxy, in order to follow Gnosticism.

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