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• n  intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics

• The only escape was salvation through possession of an esoteric gnosis (Greek for knowledge), which led to union with an abstract supreme being.
• Marcion started his own church, and his ideas inspired Christians delving into the theologies of gnosis, the Greek word for knowledge, which, as opposed to faith, they argued, was .
• Human beings who harbored some of this spark had secret knowledge (gnosis) and could be saved from the world trap by an emissary of the Divine whose mission was to gather up the .

News & Articles

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• Gnosis Moving Pictures Launches With New Pic From Claymation Vet Will Vinton
  Gnosis Moving Pictures, a new animation and social gaming production company based in LA, is backing a new feature animation from Oscar-winning Claymation icon Will Vinton ( Closed Mondays, Return To Oz, Captain EO, The California Raisins ). The Quest is a production of Gnosis and Vinton Entertainment described as a Monty Python -esque absurdist pic about outer space and will feature the voice ...
  Aug. 28, 2013 - Deadline Hollywood

Quotes

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• Pope Benedict XVI in Catholic Online
  Only this knowledge of the person, who is truth, is true gnosis, the Greek word for knowledge or intelligence,Pope Benedict said.