Like the Gnostics, the Mormons thought that the conventional texts had too much atonement and too little attainment.

NEWYORKER: I, Nephi

Like modern Gnostics relishing in some secret knowledge that surpasses the received wisdom of the ages, intellectuals proclaim the way forward.

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Soon enough, scholars came in and said that the Gnostics may indeed have thought those things but that such views could not serve as the foundation of the Church.

NEWYORKER: Rich Man, Poor Man