The Gnostic Gospels are not accepted as part of Biblical canon.

The Gnostic Gospels were named after the Greek word gnosis which means "knowledge" or better translation would be the English "enlightenment". The Gnosticism blends teachings like those attributed to Jesus Christ with teachings from Eastern traditions. These are new discoveries.

The answers to spiritual questions are to be found within. The Gnostic path does not require the inter-mediation of a church for salvation.

These believes were considered heresies by mainstream Christians and almost all written references were destroyed in the fist five centuries of Christianity.

The documents which comprise the collection were discovered at different times:

• Gospel of Mary also named as Gospel of Mary Magdalene was recovered in 1896 as part of Akhmim Codex and published in 1955;
• Gospel of Thomas found in Egypt in 1898 and again in the Nag Hammadi Library in 1945;
• Gospel of Truth part of Nag Hammadi Library;
• Gospel of Philip also part of Nag Hammadi Library;
• Gospel of Judas recovered via the antiquities black market in 1983, and reconstructed in 2006;

Does Gnosticism become part of popular culture now?

The public interest triggered by novel and film, numerous books and video documentaries about the gospels themselves resulted in Gospels becoming well-known in popular culture.

Is Gnosticism part of popular culture now? I think with media help and works like "The Da Vinci Code" we getting there. Is this good? This is the question for you to answer.

This page was worked with info sourcing from en/wikipedia.org, themystica.com, and gnosis.org

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