The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones - Manly P. Hall

The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones by Manly P. Hall

Manly P. Hall's Wisdom of the Knowing Ones examines the relationship of Gnostic mysticism to the inner teachings of Plato, Valentinus, Basilden, and its spiritual flowering in ancient Alexandria.

If any group which shared in the Christian mystery possessed the esoteric teachings of the early Church, it was the Gnostics, possessing to the end the highest ethical and rational standards. The early Church attacked Gnosticism vigorously and relentlessly, recognizing these mystical philosophers as being the most formidable adversaries to the temporal powers Christian Theology.