I have always imagined that Paradise would be a kind of library.
Freedom of Religion - Freedom from Religion - Freedom of Public Display of Religion and Traditions
We establish no religion in this country, nor will we ever. We command no worship. We mandate no belief. But we poison our society when we remove its theological underpinnings. We court corruption when we leave it bereft of belief. All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief.
-- Ronald Reagan (Temple Hillel Speech, 1984)
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Greco-Roman. Hellenistic Judaism.
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According
to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Gnosticism is derived
from the Greek word gnôsis, which translate to knowledge
or insight. It is the name given to an ancient, as well as
modern, organized religious and philosophical movement that
flourished in the first and second centuries after the death of
Christ, frequently called the Common Era in
scientific/philosophical circles. But, archaeologically, it has been
traced to have originated in 100 BC to 200 BC time period;
established from the early treatises of the Corpus Hermeticum,
Jewish Apocalyptic writings whose foundation was based upon Platonic
philosophy and Hebrew scriptures.
