Gnosticism

Gnosticism (; Koine Greek: ) is a collection of different religious and philosophical ideas and systems that fully developed by the mid-2nd century among sects of early Christianity and other faiths. 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. These diverse Gnostic groups generally emphasized personal spiritual knowledge (gnosis) above the authority, traditions, and proto-orthodox teachings of organized religious institutions. The Gnostic worldview typically d

contemporary religious movements with origins in the Judeo-Christian milieux

Hypsiphrone is Codex XI, Tractate 4 of the Nag Hammadi writings, named from the translation of a Greek feminine name word 'Hypsiphrone' or 'Hupsiph[rone]' rendered as she of high mind. The text is highly fragmentary, and only parts of several paragraphs have survived.