The discovery at Nag Hammadi began with an Arab villager whose name was Mohammed Ali going with his brothers on an ordinary errand. They saddled up their camels and they rode out from their village, a ...
Gnostic Christianity represents a diverse set of beliefs that challenged emerging orthodox traditions. Rather than a unified ...
If there ever was one unified Christian movement, it probably died with Jesus at the first Easter. Ever since, Christianity has been a collection of any number of diverse groups. Some - such as the ...
SEWANEE, Tennessee – The University of the South’s School of Theology will host Professor David Brakke, the Joe R. Engle Chair of the History of Christianity and professor of history at The Ohio State ...
Though Gnostic sects faded in the early church, Gnostic ideas have had a long shelf life. This world is not my home. As it stands, that statement reflects the views of a great many orthodox Christians ...
LOST AND FOUND. In 2006, a published English translation and a documentary by the National Geographic Society sparked a storm of public interest in the "lost Gospel of Judas." The third- or ...
Early Christianity was extremely diverse and often contradictory in its beliefs and practices. What do we know of the 'Christianities' that fell by the wayside? The once entrenched idea that early ...
Many people think early Christianity was unified, but the Gnostics reveal a very different picture. They held beliefs that challenged the mainstream, especially ideas about creation, the soul, and ...
Early Christianity was extremely diverse and often contradictory in its beliefs and practices. What do we know of the 'Christianities' that fell by the wayside? The once entrenched idea that early ...