Saturninus of Antioch
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gnosticismAdversus haeresesā¦those of Simon Magus, Menander, Satornil (or Saturninus) of Antioch, Basilides, Carpocrates, Marcellina, Cerinthus, Cerdo, Marcion of Sinope, Tatian, and the Ebionites.
Read Moreā¦those of Simon Magus, Menander, Satornil (or Saturninus) of Antioch, Basilides, Carpocrates, Marcellina, Cerinthus, Cerdo, Marcion of Sinope, Tatian, and the Ebionites.
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gnosticismDiversity of gnostic mythsā¦for the early 2nd-century teacher Satornil of Antioch seems to parallel many elements of the Apocryphon of John. Yet in Satornilās myth the seven world-creating angelsāone of whom is Yahweh, the God of the Israelitesāare created by the transcendent god and rebel only later.
Read Moreā¦for the early 2nd-century teacher Satornil of Antioch seems to parallel many elements of the Apocryphon of John. Yet in Satornilās myth the seven world-creating angelsāone of whom is Yahweh, the God of the Israelitesāare created by the transcendent god and rebel only later.
Read More- patristic literatureThe gnostic writers
ā¦leading 2nd-century Christian gnostics were Saturninus and Basilides, reputedly pupils of Menander, a disciple of Simon Magus (late 1st century), the alleged founder of the movement; they worked at both Antioch and Alexandria. Most famous and influential was the Egyptian Valentinus, who acquired a great reputation at Rome (c. 150)ā¦
Read Moreā¦leading 2nd-century Christian gnostics were Saturninus and Basilides, reputedly pupils of Menander, a disciple of Simon Magus (late 1st century), the alleged founder of the movement; they worked at both Antioch and Alexandria. Most famous and influential was the Egyptian Valentinus, who acquired a great reputation at Rome (c. 150)ā¦
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