S2 Ep 17. The Fall of Sophia and the Division of the Dark and the Light

"The struggle between Light and Darkness concentrates upon mankind, who becomes the main prize and battlefield of the two contending parties, in whom both sides have almost all their stakes: Light that of its own restoration, Darkness that of its very survival. This is the metaphysical centre of the Manichaean religion, and it enhances the deeds and destiny of the individual  to an absolute importance in the history of total existence". Hans Jonas: The Gnostic Religion.