The author places Gnosticism in its historical context and describes its manifold relationships to Judaism, early Christianity, and ancient Platonism, with special emphasis on the impact of Gnosticism on early Egyptian Christianity up to the seventh…
"No Longer Jews asks and answers the questions Where, When, and How did Gnosticism arise? Carl Smith starts by providing definitions of Gnosticism. He discusses anticosmic dualism between material and spiritual and between the highest God and the…
Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism? This book offers an illuminating discussion of recent scholarly debates over the concept…