What was the thought of gnostic on the subtle body?

Gnostic thought that the spirit has been captured by the body and that it is imprisoned in the prison of the flesh which makes the spirit suffer because it has fallen yet remains hopefull that it has one last chance of escape which is to rise to join the father which means the soul is therefore the cause of its fall and also the hope for resurrection and if the soul didnt exist nor had it been tempted by matter then the spirit which is its source would never have fallen but then again if the soul did not exist matter wouldnt have been able to be tempted by the spirit to transmute itself

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