Sethian Gnosticism
Sethian Gnosticism is a modern scholarly grouping of texts that give a special role to Seth, the third son of Adam.
Established The grouping was proposed by Hans-Martin Schenke in the 1970s for several Nag Hammadi texts, including the Apocryphon of John, the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, Zostrianos and Allogenes.[1] Established Irenaeus (Against Heresies 1.29–30) describes myths that match parts of these texts, and Epiphanius reports a group he calls Sethians.[2][3] Scholarly debate Whether "Sethians" were an actual community or only a literary family of texts is disputed (see Williams 1996 on the Gnosticism page).[4]
References
- ↑ Hans-Martin Schenke, "The Phenomenon and Significance of Gnostic Sethianism" (1981). Cited only.
- ↑ Irenaeus, Against Heresies (c. 180 CE). 1.29–30; Ante-Nicene Fathers vol. 1 (1885).
- ↑ G.R.S. Mead, Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (1900). excerpts of Epiphanius; public domain.
- ↑ Michael A. Williams, Rethinking "Gnosticism" (1996). Cited only.
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