Stages of Gnosticism
Orthodox Beliefs
Gospel Quotes
Hodgepodge
100
Freeing oneself from the "chaos of the mind" is achieved through...
What is Meditation
100
Iraneus gave what name to heretics of scripture?
What is Gnostics
100
What stage of gnosticism is described by this quote from The Gospel of Thomas (hint* it's a warning) "Jesus said, Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When he becomes troubles, he will be astonished, and he will rule over all things."
What is inner turmoil
100
Translated, this means "humanity"
What is anthropos
200
This term is when a gnostic begins to feel away from himself and experiences visions
What is an out of body experience
200
Orthodox Christians believed there was a difference between God and what
What is humanity
200
What is this quote from the Gospel of Thomas explaining about the Kingdom of God? "If those who lead you say to you, Look, the Kingdom is in the sky, then the birds will arrive there before you. If they say to you, It is in the sea, then the fish will arrive before you"
What is the Kingdom of God is not a literal or tangible place, it is in attaining full self-discovery
200
According to Gnostic teaching, the ______ is the guide, and reason is the teacher
What is mind
300
A gnostic must do this in order to avoid temptation
What is remove himself from physical desires
300
Orthodox Christians believed this separates us from God
What is sin
300
What is Jesus saying about prophets in this quote from the Gospel of Thomas? "His disciples said to him, 'Twenty-four prophets spoke in Israel, and all of them spoke in you.' He said to them, 'You have ignored the one living in your presence, and have spoken (only) of the dead"
What is the prophet's predictions are irrelevant
300
When a Gnostic acknowledges the need for guidance, what must happen when later?
What is he must outgrow it
400
Gnostics consider themselves as this when they achieve self-discovery (which the orthodox did not like to hear) *Will take 2 different answers*
What is a disciple of one's own mind or a Christ
400
The Orthodox Christians relied on this...a belief that future events will happen based on the prophets' predicitons
What is "salvation history"
400
Who said this quote? "in this respect, God differs from humanity; God makes, but humanity is made"
Who is Irenaeus
400
The psyche bears within itself the potential for what? (2 answers)
What is liberation and destruction
500
True or false: Some Gnostics prayed
What is true
500
Unlike the Gnostics, Orthodox Christians believed God was what in relation to his disciples
What is external
500
Finish the quote from the New Testament "All have ________ and fall short of the glory of God"
What is sinned
500
According to the Gnostics, truth is clothed in what?
What is symbols
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