So gnostics think that God is evil and that the serpent was Jesus?
What are the essential texts i should read to understand Gnosticism and Gnostic ideas and themes?
Jason Robinson
Lucas Jackson
Call him Yahweh, but yeah, YHWH is evil and Christ (don't take usages of words like "serpent" literally) is tasked with saving our dumbasses
Nathan Miller
What is the best edition of the Nag Hammadi Library? I've heard that this one is pretty bad
Sebastian Reed
I read poimandres and the key, from c.h. and asclepius from the logos teleios. Felt like a cheaper bhagavad gita or platonic dialogue
Chase Gonzalez
Read it yourself and see if it's bad you dimwit
Kevin Rivera
This shit is toxic and life-denying if you take it to its conclusion, but it's also completely fascinating. You might want to start with the Neoplatonists if you haven't already.
Nolan Murphy
lmao is that a frikkin tide pod
Jordan Butler
Did you intentionally post an image representing a philosophy that stands in complete contradiction to the one you were actually asking about?
Samuel Rogers
Yeah, he did, but what else do you expect from Yea Forums, see below for another example
>Gnosticism
>start with the Neoplatanists
Cooper Ramirez
It only uses gender neutral words, replacing things like "Son of Man" with "Child of Humanity"