Which of These Was Not a Gnostic Belief

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of these was not a Gnostic belief?

• A) Salvation comes from freeing the soul from sin.
• B) The material world was evil.
• C) Salvation comes from freeing the soul from the human body.
• D) Secret knowledge was the key to salvation.

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Definitions:

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a single component of a gas mixture would exert if it occupied the entire volume of the mixture at the same temperature.

Osmotic Gradient

A difference in the concentration of solutes across a semipermeable membrane, which drives osmosis, the movement of water to balance solute concentrations.

First Lungs

Refers to the initial evolutionary development of lungs in the ancestor of terrestrial vertebrates, facilitating air breathing.

Outpouchings

Bulges or protrusions from a hollow structure in the body.