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Apocryphal books (New Testament) Apocryphal books (New Testament) Criticism, interpretation, etc Christian heresies Early church Christian heresies History Early church, ca. 30-600 Christianity Church history Primitive and early church Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Gnosticism Gnosticism History Gospel of Judas Criticism, interpretation, etcSmoley, Richard
Summary: Who were the Gnostics? Were they heretics or visionaries who possessed the keys to Christianity's deepest secrets? Where did they come from? Did they leave any descendants? Why were they suppressed? Why do their ideas keep reappearing? Forbidden Faith is a comprehensive popular history of Gnosticism, a secretive tradition that has survived for centuries in many forms under many names.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299 SMOSummary: The three centuries following the death of Jesus were a momentous and turbulent era in Western religious thought. During this time, as Christianity began its massive growth, few if any influences on the theological landscape were as significant as the religious movements know as Gnosticism. Gnosticism intersected deeply with early Christian thought, sparking religious ideologies that competed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299 GNOEhrman, Bart D.
Summary: Twenty-four lectures on the history and varieties of Christian doctrines in the early church.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010