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- Gnosis Archive: A vast collection of materials and audio lectures dealing with Gnosis and Gnosticism, both ancient and modern. The site includes the Gnostic Society Library with the complete Nag Hammadi Library, and a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents. Caution: Commentaries and articles are sometimes pro-gnostic and/or anti-Christian.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Somewhat technical but still useful, objective article on Gnosticism.
- Internet Sacred Text Archive: A small but diverse collection of ancient Gnostic writings, plus reprints of works by modern proponents of Gnosticism.
- Kheper: An overview of the classical Gnostic religion, illustrating parallels with other esoteric systems of thought. Special emphasis on the cosmological elements. Caution: Commentaries and articles are sometimes pro-gnostic and/or anti-Christian.
- Hippolytus of Rome - Refutation of All Heresies: Classic critique of Gnosticism from an apologist writing in the early 200s AD. Although some sources will claim that Hippolytus had a poor understanding of Gnosticism, his work is still cited today, and much of it is confirmed by the Nag Hammadi texts. By the way, Hippolytus stood his ground against spiritual weakness and possible heresy among the powerful Roman bishops. Eventually Hippolytus was caught up in the ruthless persecutions of the pagan emperor Maximinus Thrax, and was martyred in 235 AD.
- Irenaeus - Against Heresies: Another classic critique of Gnosticism from an apologist, this time writing around 180 AD. It is thought that Irenaeus was the student of Polycarp, who was the student of John the Apostle.
- John Turner: A small but informative collection of resources from a professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska. Prof. Turner has been involved with the Nag Hammadi Library since the early 1970s. He has some excellent articles on Sethite Gnosticism and the relationship between Platonism and Gnosticism.
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Against Gnosticism (Flash)
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Note: This presentation has been converted to Flash so you can view the slides without having PowerPoint on your computer. Here's what you need: (1) Your browser must be capable of playing Adobe Flash files. Visit adobe.com if you do not have this working on your browser. (2) Click on the slide to cycle through the presentation. (3) Right click and select "Rewind" to go to the beginning of the presentation, or "Back" to go back one slide.
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