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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

What are the origins of Christian Gnosticism ?by Elaine Pagels

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOev_PfYM5Y


Some key insights:
Gnosis is “heart knowledge or insight.”
Hebrew understanding “Light, divine energy”
Jesus steeped in Hebrew mystical teaching.
Early Christian followers of Jesus - including Paul- reflected this teaching in passage “ in him, we live and move and have our being.”
Gospel of Thomas and Gospel of Mary refers to  inner wisdom, being connected to a deeper level of spiritual awareness.”

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