Schools of Gnostic Thought

Gnosticism was not a monolithic way of thinking. In antiquity different schools and groups of Gnosticism flourished with divergent opinions. These groups had different conceptions of, for instance, how negative a character the lower creator or demiurge was. The relation of these groups to Christianity also varied: certain groups were clearly more Christian than others. The best known of the schools of gnostic thought are Valentinian Christianity and Sethian Gnosticism.