1. Gnosticism: Divergent Christianity
Until the discovery of thirteen primary Gnostic texts near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945, Irenaeus and other similar apologists provided nearly all information about Gnosticism. ... Colossians, a letter addressed to Christians of the ancient city of Colossae, anticipated the second-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. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate