1. Gnosticism: Divergent Christianity
... -century conflict between the church and Gnostics, and is fundamentally concerned with alerting the Christians against an erroneous religious teaching which stressed knowledge rather than faith. I Timothy largely focuses upon organization, doctrine, and Christian behavior, but also emphasizes the fact that the ... early Church was confronting "false teaching," an indication of the divisions which would fracture initial Christians into groups such as the Gnostics, who would later be classified as ... became Christ. The spirit inhabited His body until the crucifixion, and was then altered...
- Word Count: 2211
- Approx Pages: 9
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate