Valentinianism
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Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological school
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Gnostic movement ⓘ religious doctrine ⓘ |
| consideredHeresyBy | proto-orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Demiurge as ignorant creator of the material world
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Pleroma as fullness of divine aeons ⓘ Sophia as a key aeon in the myth ⓘ aeons as emanations from the ultimate God ⓘ three types of humans: pneumatic, psychic, hylic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | teachings of Valentinus ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Valentinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTenet |
Christ as revealer of hidden knowledge
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allegorical interpretation of Christian scriptures ⓘ complex cosmology of emanations ⓘ distinction between the spiritual and material worlds ⓘ doctrine of the Demiurge ⓘ doctrine of the Pleroma ⓘ emphasis on inner spiritual knowledge (gnosis) ⓘ myth of a fallen aeon ⓘ redemption of the spiritual seed within humans ⓘ salvation through esoteric knowledge ⓘ secret or esoteric teaching for the spiritually mature ⓘ tripartite anthropology (spiritual, psychic, material) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Eastern Valentinian school
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Western Valentinian school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer an active organized movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Christian mysticism
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modern scholarship on Gnosticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier Christian Gnosticism ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Heracleon
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Ptolemy the Valentinian NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodotus the Valentinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hippolytus of Rome
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Irenaeus of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Gnosticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | 2nd century ⓘ |
| textualSources |
Excerpts of Theodotus
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Nag Hammadi writings related to Valentinian circles ⓘ reports in Irenaeus’s Adversus Haereses ⓘ reports in Tertullian’s Adversus Valentinianos ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture |
reinterprets New Testament texts esoterically
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uses Pauline epistles extensively ⓘ |
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