RR Pod E20P1 Dr. Dylan Burns - Gnosticism: The Metaphysical Twist

Dr. Dylan Burns is Assistant Professor of the History of Western Esotericism in Late Antiquity at the University of Amsterdam.In Part One, Dylan begins by sharing the Gnostic story or revelatory myth that takes place in four acts, so to speak, and the evidence of this story found in texts such as the Nag Hammadi codices. We then move the discussion to the definitions of the terms 'gnostic', 'gnosticism', and 'gnosis' and why these terms are somewhat controversial in the academic realm. REFERENCESDr. Dylan Burns - Did God Care? Providence, Dualism and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy : Did God Care? – Providence, Dualism, and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy | BrillCo-editor: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies Online (brill.com)AncientEsotericism.org :: Network for the Study of Esotericism in Antiquity | A Thematic Network of ESSWEHHP | History of Hermetic Philosophy and related currents (amsterdamhermetica.nl)Academia.edu page: (99+) Dylan Burns | University of Amsterdam - Academia.eduSelected Articles:(99+) Apocalypses amongst Gnostics and Manichaeans | Dylan Burns - Academia.edu(99+) Providence, Creation, and Gnosticism According to the Gnostics | Dylan Burns - Academia.edu(99+) Weren’t the Christians Up Against a Gnostic Religion? G.R.S. Mead at the Dawn ‎of the Modern Study of Gnosticism‎ | Dylan Burns - Academia.eduAncient Esoteric Traditions: Mystery, Revelation, Gnosis | Dylan M. Bu (taylorfrancis.com)Other Resources:The Secret Book of John (Apocryphon of John) (gnosis.org)Gnostic Society Library: Gnostic Scriptures and Fragments (gnosis.org)Gnostic Society Library: Gnostic Scriptures and Fragments - Bruce Codex (gnosis.org)Nag Hammadi Library (gnosis.org)The Dead Sea Scrolls(99+) The gnostic bible | Constantin Gherghinoiu - Academia.eduTheme Music: Daniel P. SheaOther Music: Stephanie SheaPhoto Credit Dylan Burns: Jeff Berlin Green