Demiurge A deity in Gnosticism, Manichaeism, and other religions who creates the material world and is often viewed as the originator of evil. ... Demiurge A Platonic deity who orders or fashions the material world out of chaos.
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Demiurge (the Latinized form of Greek dēmiourgos , δημιουργός , literally "public or skilled worker", from dēmios "belonging to the people, public" + ergon "work", and hence a "maker", "artis...
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Gnosticism (Greek: gnōsis , knowledge) refers to diverse, syncretistic religious movements in antiquity consisting of various belief systems generally united in the teaching that humans are divine ...
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The Demiurge in creating this world out of Chaos was unconsciously influenced for good by Jesus Soter; and the universe, to the surprise even of its Maker, became almost perfect.
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Plato refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Timaeus as the entity who "fashioned and shaped" the material world. Plato describes the Demiurge as unreservedly good and hence desirous of a world as good as possible.
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Demiurge: The word means literally a public worker, demioergos, demiourgos, and was originally used to designate any craftsman plying his craft or trade for the use of the public. Soon, however, technites and other words began to be used to designate the common art. ... Demiurge.—The word means literally a public worker,
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FreeWikiMedia is your place with tons of articles, do not miss it. ... Plato describes this concept (the monad or the one) as the Good above the demiurge, the good that is manifest through the demiurge and the work of the demiurge.
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Thus their understanding of the Demiurge is similarly flawed in comparison to Plato’s original intentions. Where as Plato's demiurge is good wishing good on his creation, gnosticism contends that the demiurge is not only the originator of evil but is evil as well.
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The Demiurge was severely just, the Good God loving and gentle. The Demiurge was actually the God of the Jews, while the true God was the Heavenly Father of Jesus and the Christians. ... In this view, the Demiurge, in creating this world out of chaos, was unconsciously influenced for good by the higher Aeon Jesus Soter,
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