Gnosticism: From Nag Hammadi to the Gospel of Judas

Who Were the Gnostics?

Educational Jun 1, 2020 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E2: The 2nd-century writings of Irenaeus constitute one of the early sources on Gnosticism. Here, investigate whether Irenaeus's claim that the Gnostics deviated from an original Christian truth is accurate. Then learn what Irenaeus tells us about the Gnostics' beliefs, and how he helps us to identify key Gnostic texts.

Educational Jun 1, 2020 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

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Released: 2020
Run Time: 31 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.