Divine Lexicon

Term

Gnosis

Immediate experiential knowledge or acquaintance, as distinguished from propositional or factual knowledge.

Filed underHistorical Theology

Definition

Greek word that referred to immediate experiential knowledge that comes from acquaintance in contrast to propositional or factual knowledge.

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Sources

  1. 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 88Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 88.

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