REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ant-Zen, Pleroma, Polycarp
5 Apr 2016
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Montanism (rel 1350 weaver: review: heresy and orthodoxy, heresy-incorrect belief, false doctrine, outside the boundaries, orthodoxy-correct belief, inside the boundaries. Gnosticism: gnosticism is considered the most influential heresy of early christianity, gnosticism was an attempt to make elements of christianity compatible with. Greek culture and thought: widespread second and third centuries; very influential in egypt, meaning of gnosis, to know a secret divine knowledge, salvation achieved through gnosis, general characteristics, not one gnostic group (diversity, esoteric/elitist. The knowledge (gnosis) not intended for all: only those few who have been initiated into this special, scripture/continuing revelation knowledge will be saved. God spoke through new testament writings as well as other writings that jesus alleged revealed secretly to gnostics: ex. The creator of this imperfect world is the demiurge , yahweh of the. Old testament: read the god of the ot differently! Succession) defines and protects orthodoxy: safeguard # 1: clergy with a pedigree, apostolic succession.
