2007-01-13 15:48:54 · 11 answers · asked by what it is 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would think that would be unlikely.
Gnosticism is a mystical approach to Understanding. Characters and stories in the Bible are understood as symbols or archetypes.
Fundamentalism is a literal approach to Understanding.
2007-01-13 16:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by Frater Z. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Which is funny, because fundamentalist denominations are closest to Gnostic Christianity in government, doctrine, hermeneutics, and soteriology.
But Gnostic Christianity is a very wide topic. There are Neoplatonists, Platonists, Ebionites, Valentinians, Manichaeans, etc. - all with very different belief systems.
Some fundamentalist Baptist Churches claim to be descended from Gnostic Christian sects, but if pressed on the subject, they don't know Gnosticism from a hole in the ground.
But if you look at the NIV Bible, it teaches very distinct Gnostic doctrines, such as translating the Greek "sarx" as "sinful human nature" instead of "flesh." That is a pure Gnostic doctrine. And the Calvinist view on predestination is specifically Gnostic.
2007-01-13 15:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. That's one of the main reasons why mainstream Christians ban Gnostic gospels like the Gospel of Judas and so forth.
God knows best
Peace and Love
2007-01-13 16:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by mil's 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not hardly. Gnostic Christians say the god of the "Old Testament" was a misguided, cruel warlord and the the "real" God (of the New Testament) is smarter and nicer. Fundamentalists says the "Old Testament" God got it right and it's the same God now.
2007-01-13 16:02:40 · answer #4 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea what a Gnostic Christian is. And what do you mean by a fundamentalist? That word tends to mean different things to different people.
2007-01-13 15:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as a gnostic Christian. The very name "gnostic Christian" is an oxymoron.
2007-01-13 15:55:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very unlikely, as most fundamentalist Christians don't see eye to eye on alot of things either.
2007-01-13 15:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Momma 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As far as I'm concerned an agnostic Christian is an oxymoron. Either a person is a true Christian and believes the entire Bible, or they choose to reject the the Bible and thus the Author. The Bible leaves no middle ground
2007-01-13 15:54:23 · answer #8 · answered by utuseclocal483 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont even know any who fit either one of these!
this isnt about beliefs in your ques
all denominations have their own ways
2007-01-13 15:54:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe one eye to one eye.
2007-01-13 15:53:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋