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Sophia (Koinē Greek: σοφία, sophía —"wisdom") is a central idea in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, Platonism, Gnosticism and Christian theology. Originally carrying a meaning of "cleverness, skill", the later meaning of the term, close to the meaning of phronesis ("wisdom, intelligence"), was significantly shaped by the term ...
Sophia (Gnosticism) Sophia (Koinē Greek: Σοφíα "Wisdom", Coptic: ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ "the Sophia" [1]) is a major theme, along with Knowledge (γνῶσις gnosis, Coptic: ⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ tsōwn), among many of the early Christian knowledge theologies grouped by the heresiologist Irenaeus as gnostikoi (γνωστικοί), "knowing" or ...
Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Stained glass symbolic representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove, c. 1660. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, [1] and much commented upon by patristic authors. [2] They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety ...
Chokmah is the primordial point of divine wisdom that becomes comprehensible through Binah. In Jewish mystical texts, Chokmah is described as the primordial point of divine wisdom, which shines forth from the will of God. This point remains incomprehensible until differentiated and given form in Binah.
Entitative attributes concerns God as regards to the fact that in Him essence and existence coincide. They are: infinity, simplicity, indivisibility, uniqueness, immutability, eternity, and spirituality (meaning absence of matter). [5] Personal attributes of God are life (fullness, beatitude, perfection), thought, will and freedom, love and ...
Hindu Mythology. A Saraswati statue in a park. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, creativity, and speech. Ganesha, god of wisdom, luck, and new beginnings. Kartikeya, god of war, victory, and knowledge. Brihaspati, guru of the devas. Shukra, guru of the asuras. Dakshinamurti, an aspect of Shiva as the guru of sages.
v. t. e. In Christianity, the Logos (Greek: Λόγος, lit. 'word, discourse, or reason') [1] is a name or title of Jesus Christ, seen as the pre-existent second person of the Trinity. In the Douay–Rheims, King James, New International, and other versions of the Bible, the first verse of the Gospel of John reads: In the beginning was the ...
Binah, the third of the ten sefirot, represents "understanding" or "contemplation". According to the Bahir: The third (utterance): quarry of the Torah, treasury of wisdom, quarry of God's spirit, hewn out by the spirit of God. This teaches that God hewed out all the letters of the Torah, engraving them with the Spirit, casting His forms within ...