It is ill-defined because there were so many different gnostic sects.
Most claimed to have knowledge beyond the scriptures.
It's unclear whether "orthodox" Christianity was one of the gnostic sects or not. Some believe that the trinity was a false teaching based on gnostic ideas about the nature of God not found in the Bible.
A cult? But what is a cult?
It is ill-defined because there were so many different gnostic sects.
Most claimed to have knowledge beyond the scriptures.
It's unclear whether "orthodox" Christianity was one of the gnostic sects or not. Some believe that the trinity was a false teaching based on gnostic ideas about the nature of God not found in the Bible.