RR Pod E20P2 Dr. Dylan Burns - Gnosticism: The Metaphysical Twist

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.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