Christian Mysticism


	Christian Mysticism

DouglasDirk

12-1-2007 6:00 PM

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religion, mysticism, mystic, jesus, god, faith

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12-1-2007 6:52 PM

blueridge

Jesus never began mysticism, and there is no evidence he did. But Simon Magus, the sorcerer who was baptized, did exactly that, which developed in the long run into Roman Catholicism and Gnosticism.

12-1-2007 10:02 PM

arifsali

I highly recommend this book.

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