Monotheism and Gnosticism

Monotheism is the belief and worship of one God. An example of monotheism is the Hebraic belief in the one true God of Moses. Polytheism is the belief in more than one God. In the Hellenic culture there was worship and belief in many gods, making this culture polytheistic. Gnosticism is the dualistic belief that there are two equal spiritual power that govern the earth; one good and one bad. Gnostics also believed that redemption of fallen man can be achieved if one could renounce physical appetites and be released from the body into a state of spiritual bliss.