@olmitch @rasterman @djsumdog @Moon it's an interesting collection, and fills in the blanks from "the other side."
Kurt Rudolph's book Gnosis is excellent on the topic:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/789185.Gnosis
@olmitch @rasterman @djsumdog @Moon it's an interesting collection, and fills in the blanks from "the other side."
Kurt Rudolph's book Gnosis is excellent on the topic:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/789185.Gnosis
@Moon @rasterman @djsumdog @olmitch what truths? And how was it absorbed? Like, where?
@Moon @rasterman @djsumdog @olmitch well, someone did or there wouldn't be the claim. Can you point me to it?
@Moon @rasterman @djsumdog @olmitch the church doesn't really do the "esoteric wisdom" thing. That's specific to the gnostics -- the idea that their wisdom is only for the elite and cannot be shared with the outsider. This is the same perspective as Kabbalah/Talmud, freemasonry, etc: "It's true, but I can't tell you because it's a secret."
@Moon @rasterman @djsumdog @olmitch yeah. That's definitely gnostic/freemasonic bullshit. I mean, if you're going to bring it into the conversation, at least give a source.
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