Sethianism
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Sethianism is a major Gnostic religious movement centered on the figure of Seth, teaching a complex cosmology of divine emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gnostic religious movement
ⓘ
esoteric movement ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Allogenes
NERFINISHED
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Apocryphon of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of the Egyptians NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Steles of Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ Zostrianos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextCollection | Nag Hammadi library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologyIncludes |
archons
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emanated aeons ⓘ high transcendent God ⓘ ignorant or hostile creator (demiurge) ⓘ |
| critiquedBy |
Hippolytus of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
aeons
ⓘ
demiurge ⓘ gnosis ⓘ pleroma ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
complex cosmology
ⓘ
dualistic worldview ⓘ mythic creation narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalFocus |
divine emanations
ⓘ
salvation through esoteric knowledge ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Christianity
ⓘ
late Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| influenced |
esoteric Christian currents
ⓘ
later Gnostic systems ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic religious syncretism
ⓘ
Jewish apocalyptic traditions ⓘ Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfKeyTexts |
Coptic
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Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Gnostic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualPracticeIncludes | baptism-like rites (in some groups) ⓘ |
| soteriologyEmphasizes |
ascent of the soul
ⓘ
revelatory visions ⓘ |
| status | historical religious movement ⓘ |
| teaches |
hidden divine knowledge as path to salvation
ⓘ
liberation of the divine spark from material world ⓘ |
| viewsMaterialWorldAs |
imperfect
ⓘ
product of lower powers ⓘ |
| viewsSethAs |
heavenly redeemer
ⓘ
spiritual ancestor ⓘ |
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