🔍 What Is Proto-Gnosticism?
Proto-Gnosticism refers to early religious movements (1st–2nd century AD) that promoted secret knowledge (gnosis) as the key to salvation. These teachings:

Rejected Yhwh’s Torah

Taught that the material world was evil

Believed the God of Israel was a lesser creator (the “Demiurge”)

Claimed salvation came from hidden spiritual knowledge, not obedience

🔒 Secret Salvation — The Gnostic Way
Gnosis = Hidden Knowledge
Salvation came not through repentance or obedience — but by unlocking secret truths about the divine realm.

Inner Light, Not Covenant
They rejected Yhwh’s commands. To them, knowing the “hidden God” was more important than keeping the Law.

Escape the Material World
They saw the earth as a prison — and Yhwh as its jailer. The goal wasn’t to live righteously, but to escape the physical world.

❌ No Torah — Full Rejection
The Demiurge Lie
They claimed the Creator of Genesis was not the Most High, but a flawed or evil being.

Torah = Bondage
The Law was called a trap — something to be escaped, not obeyed.

Yhwh’s Covenant Replaced
They replaced covenant obedience with mystical “truths” and personal enlightenment.

📚 Greek & Catholic Books That Match Proto-Gnosticism
These writings — now found in the New Testament or Catholic traditions — line up with Proto-Gnostic beliefs:

1. Paul’s Letters
Galatians – Law is a curse (3:13), circumcision is nothing (5:6)

Ephesians – Salvation by “mystery” revealed to Paul (3:3–5)

Colossians – Law “nailed to the cross” (2:14)

Romans – “Christ is the end of the law” (10:4)

✅ Teaches secret wisdom, law rejection, spiritual access without Torah.

2. Hebrews
Obsolete covenant (8:13)

No more temple sacrifices (10:1–10)

Focus on heavenly high priest — spiritualized access

✅ Matches Gnostic-style religion: hidden access to God, no earthly obedience.

3. The Gospel of John (Greek version)
Begins with “Logos” — a Greek mystical term (1:1)

“Born again” = inward transformation (3:3)

“No one comes but by me” (14:6) = secret path

✅ Introduces a mystical, elevated Yeshua — like Gnostic “light beings.”

4. Revelation
Filled with symbolism, secret knowledge, heavenly visions

“Hidden manna,” “new names,” “sealed scrolls”

Dualism — spiritual war vs. material earth

✅ Uses Gnostic language and themes from mystery cults.

5. Gnostic Gospels (used by early Greek Christians)
Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Truth, Gospel of Philip

Claimed to give hidden sayings of “Jesus”

Taught escape from the world and knowledge over obedience

✅ Strong Proto-Gnostic alignment. Influenced Greek Christianity and Catholic mysticism.

🧱 Summary:
Proto-Gnostic belief system = Secret knowledge + rejection of Yhwh’s law.
These beliefs entered the New Testament through Greek writings — especially Paul, Hebrews, John, and Revelation.
They were later embraced by Rome, forming the foundation of Catholic doctrine.



🔥📕 FALSE TEACHERS — THE VOICES THAT LEAD AWAY FROM YHWH