Valentinians regarded the Bible as authoritative scripture. They were the first Christians to write extensive commentaries on the Gospels.

Valentinianism was one of the major Gnostic Christian movements. Founded by Valentinus in the 2nd century AD, its influence spread widely.

Valentinians treated the Bible as an allegory that disclosed an inner process of redemption in metaphors. They rejected readings of the Gospel as being ...

Valentinus (Greek: Ούαλεντίνος; c. 100 CE – c. 180) was the best known and, for a time, most successful early Christian Gnostic theologian.

Gnostic Church in the tradition of Valentinus teaching the Esoteric teachings of the bible and other holy books applied through ritual application of the ...

4 янв. 2022 г. · Valentinus (AD 100—160) was an early Gnostic theologian. Valentinus was born in Phrebonis, Egypt, but moved to Alexandria as a child.

The Valentinian system developed into Eastern and Western forms in greater complexity, although the earlier structure was similar to Pauline mystical theology, ...

Оценка 4,7 (14) · 39,93 $ · В наличии Valentinian Christianity: Texts and Translations brings together for the first time all the extant texts composed by Valentinus and his followers. With ...

The Valentinians were among the first Christians to write commentaries on the Bible, but they were also frequently accused of not taking the Scriptures ...

20 нояб. 2023 г. · As a historian of the ancient world, Valentinus was definitely part of the early Christian tradition. He self-identified as a follower of Jesus.