RR Pod E20P2 Dr. Dylan Burns - Gnosticism: The Metaphysical Twist by Rejected Religion published on 2022-05-08T13:14:41Z In Part Two, Dylan begins by discussing why the gnostic system of thought was considered heretical by Christians. We then talk about the fascinating gnostic text 'The Secret Book of John', and how this creation story is quite different from the one in the Book of Genesis. Eve is not a villian in this tale, but the representative of consciousness and the reminder to Adam of the real heavenly world. In closing, we discuss how popular culture manifests and represents this topic. Dr. Dylan Burns is Assistant Professor of the History of Western Esotericism in Late Antiquity at the University of Amsterdam. REFERENCES Dr. Dylan Burns - Did God Care? Providence, Dualism and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy :https://brill.com/view/title/57669?language=en Co-editor: https://brill.com/view/package/9789004443624?language=en AncientEsotericism.com: https://ancientesotericism.com/ https://www.amsterdamhermetica.nl/ Academia.edu page: https://uva.academia.edu/DylanBurns Selected Articles: https://www.academia.edu/7121022/Apocalypses_amongst_Gnostics_and_Manichaeans https://www.academia.edu/22836607/Providence_Creation_and_Gnosticism_According_to_the_Gnostics https://www.academia.edu/39691523/Weren_t_the_Christians_Up_Against_a_Gnostic_Religion_G_R_S_Mead_at_the_Dawn_of_the_Modern_Study_of_Gnosticism_ https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315745916-7/ancient-esoteric-traditions-mystery-revelation-gnosis-dylan-burns Other Resources: http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/apocjn-davies.html http://www.gnosis.org/library/psoph.htm http://www.gnosis.org/library/bookss.htm http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/ https://www.academia.edu/34747551/The_gnostic_bible Theme Music: Daniel P. Shea Other Music: Stephanie Shea Photo Credit Dylan Burns: Jeff Berlin Green Genre Religion & Spirituality