Thanks, and ditto everyone - I sure do like the holidays, - family, friends, baking and feasting, lounging, sure is fun, and I've got a thing for those holiday...
A pair of programs side by side dedicated to one of the most controversial yet fascinating Gnostic Scriptures to have erupted from the sands of Egypt. Two of...
Hey Karl, as the go-to guy for ancient Gnostic street cred, I'm curious where you place the quirky and unapologetically mendacious Priscillian and his crew on...
... curious where you place the quirky and unapologetically mendacious Priscillian and his crew on your charts? He's a bit of a hybrid, and I'm thinkin' he's...
Oh, I just had something that popped up in the course of my meanderings, and like I said, I just thought I'd get your take on the matter (or anybody else's,...
... meanderings, and like I said, ... that matter), since ... you've been a good one at ... and some emic, and ... my focus). Thing is, for ... your stated ......
If I might ask a rather sophmoric question, who first used the term "Gnostic" to refer to a person, group, or doctrine? Was it a "believer," or was it a...
... Hi, Mark. Not at all a sophomoric question! Birger A. Pearson addresses this nicely in his recent book, Ancient Gnosticism: Tradition and Literature....
... to ... (emic) ... turn ... (etic), ... draw ... for ... Mark, are you referring to modern day "Gnostic" groups? Historically, scholars have found...
Hey Oldmoth You ask... ... older than early Christianity...and even older than Judaism?<< Not in the more strict usage of the term "Gnostic". Of course, on the...
Although found in the Canonical Bible and a favorite to quote by fundamentalists, the truth is that the Gospel of John is galaxies apart from the Orthodox...
The Gnosis of Carl Gustav Jung. Although known as one of the fathers of depth psychology, Jung is arguably the greatest Gnostic Master of the 20th Century....
Once upon a time, generations before the birth of Christ, a group of Jews broke away from the Orthodox Hebrew establishment and began to practice mystic...
The Gnostic #1 is finally available. It includes an interview with John Turner, an expert on Sethian Gnosticism, a new translation of the Gospel of Judas, a...
... Gnosticism, a new translation of the Gospel of Judas, a whirlwind tour of the alternative Judas, and a note on translational issues in the Gospel of...
... Thanks, Cari. Yes, I wanted a blend of material--scholarship, both amateur and academic, modern Gnosticism, creative people influenced by Gnostic ideas......
... Ken and everyone else, please forward it to anyone who might be interested. The Gnostic has a lot of potential and a lot of good people are contributing to...
The Gnostic #1 is being discounted by Amazon, selling at $10.80 instead of $12. It qualifies for super saver shipping, so is you buy $14.20 worth of other...
It has always been a challenge for me to weigh on the one hand the writings of the Neoplatonists, such as Plotinus, with the Kabbalists; and the Gnostic...
In my previous post when I was referring to "God" being good or evil, I am of course referring to the creator God, known to Kabbalists as YHWH-Elohim, or to...
... writings of the Neoplatonists, such as Plotinus, with the Kabbalists; and the Gnostic writings on the other hand. ... Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag. They teach...
Just a note to say that the e-mail format of my previous post came out fine, but for some reason, portions of my reply in the post showing up at the website...
I'm going to reply in a roundabout way. Forgive me. My father-in-law died recently. He was an militant atheist all his life who was obsessed with death; he...
... Hi Cari, Yahoo is improving things again so expect strange things. Half of my groups disappeared Tuesday. They are back today. This morning I couldn't...
... groups disappeared Tuesday. They are back today. This morning I couldn't access my mail. Now it's back. Now I find the settings changed on one of my small...
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