Gnosticism

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GNOSTICISM. nos'-ti-siz'-m: I. GENERAL DEFINITION II. SOURCES OF GNOSTICISM 1. Alexandrian Philosophy 2. Zoroastrianism III. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gnosticism.htm - 38k

Colossians (1 Occurrence)

... The Tubingen school claimed, on the basis of a supposed Gnosticism, that the epistle was the work of the 2nd century and so not Pauline. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colossians.htm - 23k

Magus

... 4. Testimony of Early Christian Writers 5. Sources of Legendary History 6. Traditions of His Death 7. The Simoniani 8. Was Simon the Originator of Gnosticism? ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magus.htm - 23k

Johannine

... They have been assigned to Gnosticism, and on the contrary to Montanism; and again are described (Bernard) as Christian baptismal hymns. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/johannine.htm - 38k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... they willfully abandoned the great central facts regarding Christ, and so they "made shipwreck concerning the faith." 5. His Heresy Incipient Gnosticism: In 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k

Science (1 Occurrence)

... It was an incipient form of Gnosticism, and it prevailed to a considerable extent in the churches of proconsular Asia, eg in Colosse and Ephesus. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/science.htm - 9k

Hymenaeus (2 Occurrences)

... 3. Incipient Gnosticism: This teaching of Hymeneus had been so far successful: it had "overthrown the faith of some" (2 Timothy 2:18). ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hymenaeus.htm - 13k

Pastoral

... Baur asserted that they were written for the purpose of combating the Gnosticism of the 2nd century, and of defending the church from it by means of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pastoral.htm - 39k

Paul (207 Occurrences)

... with the second group in chapter 3 as a reminiscence, and because of its anticipation of the Christological controversy with incipient Gnosticism in chapter 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paul.htm - 101k

General (9 Occurrences)

... (1) The Acts show us popular Christianity under the influence of Gnostic ideas as contrasted with the Gnosticism of the schools which moves in a region of ... biblethesaurus.org/g/general.htm - 49k

Simon (75 Occurrences)

... 4. Testimony of Early Christian Writers 5. Sources of Legendary History 6. Traditions of His Death 7. The Simoniani 8. Was Simon the Originator of Gnosticism? ... biblethesaurus.org/s/simon.htm - 91k

Go (17871 Occurrences)

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Theology

... They have been assigned to Gnosticism, and on the contrary to Montanism; and again are described (Bernard) as Christian baptismal hymns. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/theology.htm - 95k

Canon

... (b) Gnostics, Marcion: While the Apologists were busy commending or defending Christianity, heresy in the form of Gnosticism was also compelling attention to ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canon.htm - 68k

Epistles (2 Occurrences)

... 4. Style and Diction II. POLEMICAL AIM 1. Gnosticism 2. Docetism 3. Antinomianism 4. Cerinthus III. STRUCTURE AND SUMMARY 1. The ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epistles.htm - 80k

Zoroastrianism

... None of the three great streams that swept from Persia over the West-Mithraism, Gnosticism, and Manicheism-contained much more than a Mazdean nucleus, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoroastrianism.htm - 17k

Gnaws (1 Occurrence)

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Christianity

... and Influence (1) Expansion of Christianity (a) Apostolic Age (b) Succeeding Period (c) Modern Missions (2) Doctrinal Shaping (a) Gnosticism (b) Monarchianism ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christianity.htm - 101k

Aeon

... the world order. It appears in the writings of Philo, in Shintoism, in the old Zoroastrian religion. See GNOSTICISM. Jacob W. Kapp. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aeon.htm - 7k

Sub-apostolic

... For an account of extant fragments of Basilides and Valentinus, see GNOSTICISM. For pseudo-Clementine writings see PETER, EPISTLES OF; SIMON MAGUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sub-apostolic.htm - 38k

Subapostolic

... For an account of extant fragments of Basilides and Valentinus, see GNOSTICISM. For pseudo-Clementine writings see PETER, EPISTLES OF; SIMON MAGUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/subapostolic.htm - 38k

Fable

... these passages have Gnostic reference need not tell against the Pauline authorship of the Pastorals, as a fairly well developed "Gnosticism" is recognizable in ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fable.htm - 12k

Fullness (31 Occurrences)

... It was in a sense developed along the lines of the Colossian teaching regarding "the fullness," that the Gnostics afterward used the term. See GNOSTICISM. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fullness.htm - 22k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)

... To him the Docetism (ie the doctrine that Christ's body was only a seeming one) which portended Gnosticism, and the elements of Ebionism (Christ was only a man ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Apocryphal

... (1) The Acts show us popular Christianity under the influence of Gnostic ideas as contrasted with the Gnosticism of the schools which moves in a region of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocryphal.htm - 101k

Apostolic (2 Occurrences)

... And Jude, 2 Peter, and 1 John contain direct polemics against the systems so arising, the beginnings of what in the 2nd century appeared as Gnosticism. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostolic.htm - 17k

Jude (4 Occurrences)

... There seems to be a hint in these words of incipient Gnosticism, that fatal heresy that boasted of a recondite knowledge, a deep mystery which only the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jude.htm - 40k

New (1850 Occurrences)

... (b) Gnostics, Marcion: While the Apologists were busy commending or defending Christianity, heresy in the form of Gnosticism was also compelling attention to ... biblethesaurus.org/n/new.htm - 101k

John (154 Occurrences)

... He himself describes that relationship in his letter to Florinus, a fellow-disciple of Polycarp, who had lapsed into Gnosticism, in which he says, "I remember ... biblethesaurus.org/j/john.htm - 101k

Apostle (25 Occurrences)

... with the second group in chapter 3 as a reminiscence, and because of its anticipation of the Christological controversy with incipient Gnosticism in chapter 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostle.htm - 87k

Age (404 Occurrences)

... And Jude, 2 Peter, and 1 John contain direct polemics against the systems so arising, the beginnings of what in the 2nd century appeared as Gnosticism. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/age.htm - 56k

Acts (271 Occurrences)

... (1) The Acts show us popular Christianity under the influence of Gnostic ideas as contrasted with the Gnosticism of the schools which moves in a region of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acts.htm - 101k

Philosophy (1 Occurrence)

... combined with a mystic cosmogony and angelology" (Lightfoot, at the place), the first beginnings of Gnosticism in the Christian church. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philosophy.htm - 27k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... 315), Athanasius (373) and Didymus (347), but Origen (185-254) was its chief glory; to him belongs the honor of defeating paganism and Gnosticism with their ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Logos

... church. Incipient Gnosticism, which was an attempt to correlate Christianity with the order of the universe as a whole, was current. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/logos.htm - 38k

Angel (209 Occurrences)

... He teaches that angels will be judged by the saints (1 Corinthians 6:3). He attacks the incipient Gnosticism of Asia Minor by forbidding the, worship of angels ... biblethesaurus.org/a/angel.htm - 78k

Separate (115 Occurrences)

... by Gnostic ideas. We find the principle of Gnosticism in the stress that is laid on understanding the Lord (22). The Gnostic view ... biblethesaurus.org/s/separate.htm - 71k

Testament (13 Occurrences)

... (b) Gnostics, Marcion: While the Apologists were busy commending or defending Christianity, heresy in the form of Gnosticism was also compelling attention to ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testament.htm - 101k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... For an account of extant fragments of Basilides and Valentinus, see GNOSTICISM. For pseudo-Clementine writings see PETER, EPISTLES OF; SIMON MAGUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Gospel (108 Occurrences)

... He himself describes that relationship in his letter to Florinus, a fellow-disciple of Polycarp, who had lapsed into Gnosticism, in which he says, "I remember ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gospel.htm - 101k

Epistle (13 Occurrences)

... The Tubingen school claimed, on the basis of a supposed Gnosticism, that the epistle was the work of the 2nd century and so not Pauline. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epistle.htm - 101k