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Gnostic Beliefs and Early Christianity by api-249898488 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides an overview of sources on early Christian heresies and Gnostic beliefs. It discusses that Gnostics believed salvation came from secret knowledge, not faith or works. It describes the Gnostic creation narrative where the world is created by a lesser god called Yaldabaoth who is tricked by Sophia. It discusses how Gnostics viewed Jesus and Christ as separate, and that gnosis, not his death, provided salvation. It also connects Gnostic ideas to the philosophy of Plato.
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