What Did Gnostic Christians Believe? | ReligionForBreakfast
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What is Gnosticism?
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Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: gnostikos, "having knowledge") is a modern name for a variety of ancient religious ideas and systems. Originating in Jewish-Christian milieus in the first and second century AD. These systems believed that the material world is created by an emanation of the highest
God, trapping the divine spark within the human body.<br><br>Gnosticism is also defined as the belief in, dualism of good and bad and special knowledge for salvation.