Gnosticism

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Religion

 

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Gladys P

 

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May 23, 2016

 

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University

 

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A

 

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2 / 339

 

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They have a surface meaning for literal interpretation and a deeper meaning that is understood by the initiated scholar. There are pointers to the deeper meaning embedded within the story itself pointing the way to a higher level of understanding. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a wisdom cycle that contains a fuller picture of the story of Adam and Eve contained in Genesis...
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The symbolic meaning of Adam and Eve become quite clear when that story is compared to the Gilgamesh cycle. One of the differences between the orthodox Jesus and the Gnostic Christ is the hidden knowledge of cultural icons. In the orthodox tradition, Jesus didn't have any understanding of the deeper meaning of the symbols in Genesis...
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