I am interested to inquiry the possibility that the Earliest Gospel was Gnostic only if gnosticism is essentially hate against the creator. I am following this author in this definition:
https://www.amazon.com/No-Longer-Jews-G ... 0801047706
I am interested to inquiry the possibility that the Earliest Gospel was Gnostic only if gnosticism is essentially hate against the creator. I am following this author in this definition:
That's just it, however. Giuseppe is not considering the "earliest Gospel". He's going off of what he presumes the earliest Gospel should be--in his case, Marcionite--and wrapping his theories around that.
That's not logical. You're putting unreasonable conditions or qualifications on both gnosticism and the earliest gospel.
Joseph D. L. wrote: ↑Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:32 pm Gnosticism doesn't mean hatred for the creator, Giuseppe ...
Gnosticism just means mystical knowledge, Giuseppe ...
A review saysGiuseppe wrote: ↑Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:09 pm
I am following this author in this definition:
https://www.amazon.com/No-Longer-Jews-G ... 0801047706
I agree (I presume you are also referring to the Babylonian exile period; after the destruction of the first Temple, I think).Joseph D. L. wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:36 am Jewish Gnosticism, particularly in its earliest iteration, would be Persian given how the Jews exalt the Persian empire. I would argue that Judaism as an autonomous religion did not begin until this period.
Joseph D. L. wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:36 am Of course Jews in Alexandria would be exposed to both Greek and Egyptian Gnosticism under Ptolemy, and Jews in Turkey would be exposed to Greek philosophy and Eastern mysticism under the Seleucid Kingdom.
Yep, and Christian biased scholars have an extra motivation to do so.Joseph D. L. wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:36 am Understanding the complex social dynamics of these periods is the hardest thing to keep a hold of. That's why most scholars just these nuances and influences off as unimportant.