I've only recently started reading the source material and I've learned that the Gnostics believe that the God in the Torah is actually an imperfect God (described as resembling a dragon) and not the true Father of everything. Jesus Christ's father is not the Torah God but the true Father of everything. Jesus Christ was trying to save humanity from the Torah God.
Seems pretty accurate to me. Many people say that jews worship the devil. Well, the Gnostics basically said the same thing in texts over 2000 years old. I've also heard the Torah God is a dragon bit before and thought it was a modern view. I didn't realize it literally was written in texts 2200 years old.
Source?
"...and from her emerged her imperfect creation,... ...her creation changed its appearance to resemble a dragon with a lion's head... ...She also named him Yaldabaoth. ...He (Yaldaboath) is delirious in his ignorance, which is in him. For he said, "I am God, and there is no other God besides me." ...When he saw the creation that surrounded him and the multitude of angels around him, which came from him, he said to them, "I am a jealous god, and there is no other god beside me." But when he announced this, he indicated to the angels who are with him that there is another God (the Perfect Father). For if there were no other, against whom would he be jealous?" - Apocryphon of John