gnosticism

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gnostisizm

(Felsefe) Gnostisizm: Eski Mısır ezoterizmini, eski Yunan ezoterizmini (Platon, Pisagor), İbrani geleneklerini, Zerdüştçülüğü, bazı Doğu geleneklerini ve dinlerini, Hıristiyanlığı eklektik bir tutumla sentezleyen, birçok tarikatın benimsediği mistik felsefeye verilen genel addır. Terim, eski Yunanca’daki “sezgi veya tefekkür yoluyla edinilebilen bilgi” anlamındaki “gnosis” sözcüğünden türetilmiştir. (Gnosis üç bilgi türünden biridir. Diğerleri, öğrenimle öğrenilebilir bilgi “mathesis” ve ancak ıstırap çekerek öğrenilebilen bilgi “pathesis”tir.) Eski Yunan ezoterizmine göre nasıl ıstırap yoluyla ulaşılabilecek bilgiye öğrenim ve sezgi yoluyla ulaşılamazsa, sezgi yoluyla öğrenilebilecek bilgiye (gnosis) de ne ıstırap yoluyla ne öğrenim yoluyla ulaşılabilir. Bu yüzden kimileri gnostisizmi "'sezgi' yoluyla alınan 'bilgiyle kurtuluş öğretisi'" olarak tanımlar

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Definition of gnosticism in English English dictionary

A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world

{n} the system of the Gnostics

Religious and philosophical movement popular in the Roman world in the 2nd-3rd century AD. The term, based on the Greek gnsis ("secret knowledge"), was coined in the 17th century, when it was applied liberally to ancient Christian heretical sects, especially those described by their orthodox contemporaries as radically dualistic and world-denying, and those who sought salvation through esoteric revelation and mystical spirituality. In the late 19th and the early 20th century, that view of Gnosticism was replaced with several groupings, and the discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts in 1945 greatly enhanced the understanding of Gnosticism. The relationship with ancient Christianity remains uncertain, but the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary (which portrays Mary Magdalene as a leading apostle) are generally seen as being grounded in Gnosticism. They emphasized the teachings of Jesus, rather than his death and resurrection, as the key to salvation. The teachings of Valentinus were the basis of the Gospel of Truth, a fusion of Christian and Gnostic beliefs. Other texts previously considered Gnostic are now assigned to distinct religious traditions, especially Hermeticism (see Hermetic writings), Mandaeanism, and Manichaeism. The texts of the Sethians have the best claim to the designation "Gnostic"; they describe one supreme, good God and the creation, by a junior heavenly being (Sophia), of an arrogant creature who then claims to be God. That creature withholds from humanity moral knowledge and eternal life, but Sophia plants the divine spirit within people to save them. Male and female saviours (including Jesus) were sent from the world above to instruct humanity in the knowledge of the true God and humanity's own divine nature. In general, Gnostics taught cosmological dualism, strict asceticism, repudiation of material creation as evil, docetism, and the existence of the divine spark in humans

a variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge

Gnosticism taught that Jesus was God in the appearance of a man and that the way to salvation was knowledge and understanding about God, not faith (See also Adoptionism )

the belief that salvation is based on one's knowledge of his or her divinity

A movement in early Christianity which taught that salvation was gained through special knowledge (gnosis) revealed through a spiritual savior (presumably Jesus) and was the property of an elite few who had been initiated into its mysteries Gnosticism became a major heresy in the primitive church, though little is now known about its pre-cise tenets

Gnosticism is from the Greek [gnosis], meaning knowing or knowledge, and implies a esoteric knowledge of higher things It is not a system, but more a school of thought, or philosophical ideas which are generally related to mystery religions

Religious and philosophical movement from about the 1st century BCE through the 3rd century CE Its name derives from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge" because it claimed secret knowledge that ensured salvation The documents found at Nag Hammadi are of great importance for the study of gnosticism

{i} early Christian religious doctrine stressing that salvation comes by learning private spiritual truths that free mankind from the material world; religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to escape a person's spiritual element

Pagan religion emphasizing secret knowledge as the only means of knowing truth Classical Gnosticism may have Persian origins, but is best known as a Greek mystery religion Gnosticism is dualistic (views good and evil as equal forces), disdains the physical as evil and the spiritual as good, and is pantheistic

a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

A movement placing especial emphasis upon a contrast between the material and spiritual realms, which became of major importance during the second century Its most characteristic doctrines include redemption apart from the material world, a dualist worldview which held that different gods were responsible for creation and redemption, and an emphasis upon the importance of "knowledge" (gnosis) in salvation See pp 15-16

ancient Christian heresy, arising out of it in the second century and eventually dying out Believed in the antithetical dualism of the spirit, which is good, and matter, which is evil Spirit (Nous) is trapped in us by matter (Physis) and we need to know that to restore the spark to the godhead Can be thought of as an ancient counterpart to existentialism Out of the pleroma (unconscious) arose the Demiurge (ego), who learns about its creator, the Anthropos (original man)

The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics

A theological error prevalent around the time of Christ Generally speaking, Gnosticism taught that salvation is achieved through special knowledge (gnosis) This knowledge usually dealt with the individual's relationship to the transcendent Being It denies the incarnation of God as the Son In so doing, it denies the true efficacy of the atonement since, if Jesus is not God, He could not atone for all of mankind and we would still be lost in our sins For more information Please see Heresies for more information

   from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge " A kind of religion that claims secret knowledge about the real nature of the universe Gnosticism flourished in the second to fourth centuries A D , but tendencies to it can also be found in New Testament time Gnostic philosophies differ greatly in their actual beliefs, but all claim to have and impart secret knowledge to those who join their group Some New Testament writings, such as the letters of Paul and John, may be combating forms of Gnosticism in some of their passages Gnosticism was denounced as heretical by the early theologians of the church A major library of Gnostic documents was discovered at Nag Hammadi in Egypt in 1946 Gnostic: an adherent of Gnosticism, or a person or writing with characteristics of Gnosticism

A very dangerous heresy which came into the church like a flood in the second century The term "gnosis" comes from the Greek which means "knowledge" The Gnostics believed in a special kind of knowledge, an esoteric or secret knowledge It could be possessed only by that section of humanity, which was "spiritual" The Gnostic errors are clearly referred to in the NT, I John 2: 22; 4: 2-3 which reference is made to those who denied that Christ had "come in the flesh" In general, all the varied schools taught that matter was utterly and irretrievably evil Gnosticism held to a "Inner Light"

was one of the early "cults" or false doctrines At the time of Paul, only the roots of Gnosticism existed Over time, Gnosticism would develop along, at least, two different paths The Docetic Gnosticism viewed Christ as a phantom Christ did not really take on human form, it only appeared that way The other, Cerinthian Gnosticism, viewed Jesus as an ordinary person upon whom God "came," like a piece of clothing, between the time of Christ's baptism until a short while before the Cross Under this approach, only the human was Crucified

From the Greek for knowledge, any one of a number of dualistic ideologies popular particularly in mid- to late-antiquity that espoused a path of spiritual ascent through the secret, complex structures of the cosmos and away from the evil material world (see Gnosticism: Resources for Study)

Views the material creation as being evil, including flesh Belief in secret knowledge Tries to separate the man Jesus with the Christ, since the man Jesus was flesh

Hyphenation

Gnos·ti·cism

Turkish pronunciation

nästîsîzım

Pronunciation

/ˈnästəˌsəzəm/ /ˈnɑːstɪˌsɪzəm/

Etymology

() Gnostic +‎ -ism