PPT-Gnosticism, the Gnostic Christ, and the Gnostic Gospels

Preliminary Summary What does Gnosticism seek to provide What spiritual help does it offer wwwgnosisorg Preliminary Summary Gnosticism is the teaching based on gnosis the knowledge of transcendence arrived at by way of interior intuitive means . as Literary Works. Robert C. Newman. Biblical Theological Seminary. Leland Ryken. Words of Life: A Literary Introduction to the New Testament. Words of Delight – expanded for the whole Bible. See also his Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. of Judas. Robert C. Newman. Announcement. Press conference April 6, 2006. National Geographic Society. Only known surviving manuscript of the ancient Gospel of Judas. Part of a booklet:. Containing three Gnostic works. Orthodoxy. Orthodoxy means “conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early . Church.”. Orthodoxy derives from the Greek words . orthos. . (correct). + . doxa. . (belief). . of the New Testament. and . The Da Vinci Code. Robert C. Newman. DV Code on the Bible. ". The Bible is a product of . man. … not God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book." (231). The Story of the Good News Revealed to the World. Why the Gospels Were Written. The speed of the spreading of the Word. The extent of the spreading of the Word. TRUSTWORTHY. Took place while those who had known Jesus were still alive and the information could be traced back to them.. UNDERSTANDING . THE SCRIPTURES. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . If there was no New Testament,.  . What familiar Old Testament stories would become tragedies?. What Old Testament promises would be unfulfilled?. Inkwell from Qumran. Mt . Gerizim. in Samaria. Aramaic Fragments of . 1 Enoch . from Cave 4 at Qumran. Oil Lamp from the Herodian Period. . There are a few references to Jesus outside of the gospels in Roman and Jewish sources. The Roman historian Tacitus, writing about 115 CE, reports ". Matthew, Mark, Luke . Introduction. Christianity based on historical facts . Good News – witness of others. Gospel is news – derived from witness of others. Puts a different face upon life. It’s the . 2. nd. Century. Church. The new coverts came from various backgrounds which brought various cultures. Syncretism was important to Greeks. Take different pieces from different beliefs. This brought different interpretations. , Mark and Luke. Gospel ~ from Old English . gōdspel. – . gōd. (good) . spel. (tale). Matthew, Mark and Luke. SYNOPTIC GOSPELS. . euangelion. . ~ good message. Synoptic ~ . sun. (. with. ) . Rolan. D. . Monje. , APLA 2011. 1.0 Why study Gnosticism?. Today we have to deal with numerous attractive teachings:. New Age Movement. Astrological Prophecies. But these have their roots in schools of counterfeit Christianity we find in Early Church History. John . Dominic . Crossan. and N. T. Wright. .. Crossan. : Jesus the social revolutionary; using apocryphal gospels; seeing Jesus as a product of his time; what the words of Jesus would have meant in Jesus’ time. UNDERSTANDING . THE SCRIPTURES. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . If there was no New Testament,.  . What familiar Old Testament stories would become tragedies?. What Old Testament promises would be unfulfilled?. took . place . every Sunday. There was no seating, as the people stood throughout the . service. .. How long did the church service typically last?. Three hours. Their Service was divided into . two.