Gnosticism was an early form of Christianity (as well as a related Pagan faith) that believed the creation of matter to be flawed, and the creator to be an evil force. Jesus is equated to the serpent of Eden, and one of the Archons.

Pronunciation: Noss-tiss-ism • (noun)

• Gnosticism
  A belief system with a unique worldview, Gnosticism is both an ancient Pagan religion and an early Christian Heresy. Gnostic belief is purported by some to be the original Christianity, by others the greatest heresy.
• Gnostic and Historic Christianity
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• Hollywood goes Gnostic
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• Gnostic scriptures
  The Gnostics were early Pagans and Christians with a very unique theology. Gnostic texts were found to be so threatening that many were destroyed or hidden, only to be rediscovered two thousand years later.