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Gnosticism

Gnosticism describes a collection of ancient religions which taught that people should shun the material world created by the demiurge and embrace the spiritual world.

The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Bible
Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing
The Nag Hammadi Library
The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity
Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus
The Gnostics
The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism
A History of Gnosticism

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Then it happened that whenever he began to see Mari's [Mary Magdalene] passionate enthusiasm, her eyes emanating a light that amply showed how contended she was aiding so many people, Jesus could not help but be proud of his most-beloved disciple. Mari, likewise, felt indebted and grateful to Jesus as she saw her fellow sisters gradually being saved on all counts, some even going on to become some of Jesus's staunchest disciples... ...more
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