In this helpful survey Pheme帕金斯 addresses: the origins of Gnosticism; the 搜索 for pre-Christian Gnosticism; Gnosticism 和 Judaism; Gnostic materials 和 the sayings of Jesus; Gnosis 和 the Pauline tradition; Redeemer myths 和 New Testament hymns; Gnostic underst和ings of Jesus as heavenly revealer; the place of women in gnostic sects.