Robyn Walsh: There Was No Religion Called “Gnosticism”

We often hear of and talk about the “Gnostics.” But how accurate and useful is the term? Robyn Walsh addresses this in a recent video.

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J Source 27 Aug 2026 — 9:50 am

Another Robyn Faith Walsh video…Cool.

Hoping she publishes a follow-up to Origins of Early Christian Literature at some point.

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SocraticGadfly 15 Sep 2026 — 4:41 pm

Meh, the more I hear from her the less I think of her. There’s better books about Gnosticism written since King’s. (And, of course, King is “problematic” anyway.)

As for what Gnosticism is? Wiki, in its entry, notes in the first paragraph:

>>It is not a singular, homogeneous tradition or religion, but an umbrella term used by modern scholars to describe different groups and beliefs that shared certain characteristics.<<

So, RFW’s not saying anything new.

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