Syrian-Egyptic Gnosticism
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Syrian-Egyptian Gnostic Schools were ancient Gnostic
sects from around the Middle East
. They drew heavily on Platonic
and Judaic
influences.
Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices common to early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism , and Neoplatonism.A common characteristic of some of these groups was the teaching that the realisation of Gnosis...
sects from around the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. They drew heavily on Platonic
Platonism
Platonism is the philosophy of Plato or the name of other philosophical systems considered closely derived from it. In a narrower sense the term might indicate the doctrine of Platonic realism...
and Judaic
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
influences.
Syrian-Egyptian Gnostic Schools
- Sethians
- ValentianismValentianismValentinianism is a Gnostic movement that was founded by Valentinus in the second century AD. Valentinianism was one of the major Gnostic movements...
- BasilideansBasilideansThe Basilidians or Basilideans were a Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century. Basilides claimed to have been taught his doctrines by Glaucus, a disciple of St...
- Bardaisanites
- ArchonticsArchonticsThe Archontics, or Archontici, were a Gnostic sect that existed in Palestine and Armenia, who arose towards the close of the 2nd century CE...
- Valentianism