Esoteric Christianity – Wikipedia

Esoteric Christianity is a mystical approach to Christianity which features “secret traditions” that require an initiation to learn or understand. [1][2] The term esoteric was coined in the 17th century and derives from the Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikos, “inner”). It stands in contrast to exoteric (ἐξωτερικός, exōterikos, “outer” or “public”), a distinction already noted …

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