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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents | ''Synopsis:'' topic_name = Gnosticism was an ill-defined religious movement that occurred both outside of and within the early church. It was one of the biggest threats to the early church. Its name is derived from the Greek word Gnosis (| subtopics = [[Γνωσις]]) which means "knowledge". Gnostics generally believed that the material world was intrinsically evil, and that the spiritual world was intrinsically good, and that special knowledge was required for the soul to be released from this evil world of matter. Hence, many Gnostic "Christians" would deny that [[God]] created the world, and believed that [[JesusIrenaeus]] brought special knowledge which was given only to an privileged few, so that their souls could be released from the evil material world. __TOC__| opinion_pieces = {{topicsshort_opinions}}|* [[Irenaeus]] {{opinions}} ==Main article==
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Gnosticism was an ill-defined religious movement that occurred both outside of and within the early church. It was one of the biggest threats to the early church.
Various theologians (known as [[Apologists]]) defended orthodox Christian faith against Gnosticism.
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