Gnosticism

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Religion

 

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Jonathan A

 

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November 2, 2015

 

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University

 

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A

 

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There was little knowledge about Gnostic life and their beliefs until 1945 when an Egyptian farmer named Mohammed Ali stumbled upon earthen jars in Nag Hammadi, Egypt (Religious Tolerance 2B). These large clay jars contained large numbers of Gnostic scrolls and manuscripts that were written in a Greek form of writing called Coptic and dated back to the 4th Century CE (Harper's Bible Dictionary 729)...
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These jars contained writings, which had not been known to exist until they were discovered in Nag Hammadi. Some of the more well known writings found at Nag Hammadi include, The Gospel of Thomas, The Gospel of Truth and many other writings (Religious Tolerance 2B). Gnostic Beliefs Gnostic's believed that they alone hold the divine knowledge or gnosis...
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