This podcast episode delves into the hidden history and radical ideas of Gnosticism, a spiritual movement that challenged the foundations of early Christianity. The hosts explore a cosmology where the material world is a prison created by a flawed deity, and salvation comes not from faith but from inner knowledge. They discuss the discovery of lost texts that offer alternative interpretations of biblical stories, from the Garden of Eden to the role of Judas, and examine why these teachings were suppressed by the early church.