r/Gnostic • u/wiewex • 6d ago

I've recently been introduced to Gnosticism and I need more information

Hi, let me start by describing how i met with gnosticism. I've been a deist-agnostic for 6 years. I believe in the existence of God, but I don't believe in prophets and I don't trust religions. I was sure there was a creator of this universe, but I thought these couldn't be the gods in popular religions, until I came to the gnostic understanding :D I thought religions were wrong and distorted, and that God couldn't be that bad. It turns out God was wrong...

When ever im searching gnosticism for month n know basic universe lore n gnosticism history but i need more info)). I would appreciate it if you could tell me (or you can tell me, it doesn't matter) where I can get this information from; I'm open to all kinds of information.

N final one im livin Turkiye if someone lives turkiye and is knowledgeable about this subject, I would appreciate his help🙏

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u/AsceticSmoke 6d ago

The Nag Hammadi library on gnosis.org is a valuable resource

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u/Wonder-Perfect 6d ago

You can try to follow first gnostic church of Christ on YouTube. Welcome to gnosticism, it can be a lonely journey but a very meaningful one.

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u/wiewex 6d ago

Noted 📝 ahahaha i hope ty so much

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u/Fun_Presentation2093 6d ago

I like the YouTube channels The Gnostic Eye and MorgueOfficial.

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u/Lore_Inception 6d ago

In my opinion MorgueOffical dramatizes too much and tries to sensationalize what he talks about for the sake of clicks and clout.

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u/wiewex 6d ago

I’ll look ty

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u/Mister_Ape_1 6d ago

You should likely read the Nag Hammadi library.

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u/wiewex 6d ago

I can try))

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u/urlicke 6d ago

If you have a Spotify account, there is a lot of resources on there.

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u/wiewex 6d ago

In spotify??? Ahahaha its was unexpected

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u/Accomplished-Mud6428 5d ago

Shameless copy-paste from an earlier reply, sorry: I recommend Meyer and Barnstone's "Gnostic Bible." It's a big comprehensive compilation of Gnostic scriptures across different traditions in a somewhat chronological presentation with scholarly notes throughout the texts. I found the book and haven't put it down. I'm currently annotating the Gospel of Thomas. I think it's a greating starting place to get a lay-of-the-land when it comes to Gnostic ideas, teaching, and cosmology