Another Gnostic tradition held that Adam and Eve were created to help defeat Satan.

Almost half of these sayings resemble those found in the Canonical Gospels, while it is speculated that the other sayings were added from Gnostic tradition.

Many Gnostic traditions held that the Christ is a heavenly Aeon but not one with the Father.

In Gnostic tradition, Sophia is a feminine figure, analogous to the human soul but also simultaneously one of the feminine aspects of God.

The story incorporates elements of a Gnostic tradition that speak of a sexual relationship between Jesus and Mary.

Deals with the interactions of Jewish, Gnostic, Manichaean and Christian traditions in Late Antiquity.

The Gnostic tradition was a prolific source of apocryphal gospels.

"First, I think this attack harkens back to the age-old conflict between John's orthodox faith and Thomas's ancient Gnostic tradition."

In that vein, I'll end this discussion of fact and fiction by endorsing the primary adage of Gnostic tradition: to seek the truth.

The Gospel of Philip is a text that reveals some connections with Early Christian writings of the Gnostic traditions.