True..I've heard at lest one studier put forth the thought that in his time Jesus was and expounded (preached) something closer to Gnosticism than to Judaism or to the Christian faith that was formed well after his death.
ilusions and enlightenment, I hear you.I've heard at lest one studier put forth the thought that in his time Jesus was and expounded (preached) something closer to Gnosticism than to Judaism or to the Christian faith that was formed well after his death.
I think the man was making the claim the Gnostic sects predated both Judaism and Christians by quite a bit based on some readings that have survived from the much earlier Hermetic text.True..
My information is that Jesus was a Nazarene.
A sect that was a blend of the Therapeutae and the Essenes.
Both the Therapeutae and the Essene heavily influence Gnosticism and vice versa.
Gnosticism Like Buddhism is not a Religion but a Mental and Spiritual Science....YogaI think the man was making the claim the Gnostic sects predated both Judaism and Christians by quite a bit based on some readings that have survived from the much earlier Hermetic text.