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Gnosticism Defined
- Gnosticism broadly covers diverse early Christian-related religions centered on secret knowledge for salvation.
- Jesus' death is not crucial; rather, secret knowledge revealing our origin and escape is key to salvation.
Dualism and Divine Sparks
- Gnostics viewed the material world as evil and spiritual realm as good, trapped by a lesser divine creator.
- Humanity contains sparks of a divine wisdom imprisoned in matter, seeking liberation.
Christ as Revealer of Knowledge
- Christ for Gnostics is a divine figure revealing secret knowledge to free spiritual sparks.
- Salvation comes through knowledge revealed by Christ, not through his death and resurrection.