Adam, Andrew, Tee, Ryan, and Emily – Cyprian vs. Novatian
The major point of conflict between the two is over purity and unity, with Cyprian focusing on unity and Novatian on purity. …
Cyprian and the Novatianist Schism — Ivana, Selmira, Sequioa, Maggie, Simron
There were three different positions among that “lapsed.” The first being the Laxists, which let everyone back in. The second is the …
Women in Montanism and Gnosticism (Ryan, Adam, Emily R)
First we discussed issue of Monastic prophecy for the proto-orthodox, which was that there can be no new revelation, because it threatens …
Montanism (Andrew, Tee, Emily, and Sequioa)
Montanism shared the theological proto-orthodox views, it was centered on continuous prophecy and divine revelation from God and some of Jesus’ teachings. …
Montanism/Women (Selmira, Maggie, Simron)
The Gospel of Philip confirms the Gnostic view that women were able to receive divine knowledge and have the divine spark. This …
Gnostic texts (Selmira, Tee, Emily)
The Secret Book of John was primarily focused on the creation story and how Yaldabaoth came to be. We spent a good …
The Secret Book of John and the Treatise of Resurrection (Adam, Andrew, Simron, Sequioa)
The purpose of the two texts was to draw upon pre-existing proto-Orthodox beliefs. In the Secret Book of John, humans were suppose …
Gnostic Texts (Ivana, Ryan, Maggie)
The Secret Book of John provides a reinterpretation of the creation story first articulated in Genesis. In terms of function this is to …
Gnosticism (Adam, Andrew, Simron, Sequioa)
There’s no escaping the Nag Hammadi Library and its important because its the first genuine, non-corrupted set of Gnostic text to be …
Gnosticism (Ivana, Maggie, Ryan, Emily)
There is an ongoing scholarly dispute about the nature of Gnosticism, or whether that is an appropriate label. However, there are some …