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Gnostic teachers
Valentinus
in late 2nd century Irenaus attributed a cosmological myth to V. Result is that the demiurge ioas was produced- the creator God of Gnosis who does not know of his connections with the supreme God
After the fall of Sophia an aeon called christ who comes from the first born of the father, completes the pleroma. Humans have a spirit placed in them without the knowledge of the demiurge and a body.
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The soul representing ordinary Christians who have faith and may be saved. The spirit signifying those who will be saved
Mid second century in Rome, but originated in Egypt
Basilides
in Irenaues Bailides is presented as teaching that the supreme God provided five particular aspect of himself two of which wisdom and power.
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the supreme God sent his mind, called christ to liberate those who believed in him from the powers that made the world
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Simon of Cryene was crucified in place of jesus who stood by laughing. Hippolytus also provided an account of B
Saturnius
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The Jews and the Christ who was not really human came to save humans came to save humans from angelic powers.
He taught that the first God is unknown, that the world was created by angels one of whom was the God of the Jews
Cerinthus
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in early 2nd century Asia Minor also taught that the world was not made by the first God, but by a lower power
Simon Magus
The church father regarded him as the originator or Gnostic heresy and refer to his followers, Simon and Helen were worshiped as divine beings. most scholar resent this because they don't agree with the picture in the book of acts.
Menander
Fathers presented him as a fellow-Samaritans and disciple of Simon. He seems to have taught that the first power is unknown death could be prevented through mendander's baptism.
Maricon
is a disagreement over whether other Christians leaders in mid 2nd century Rome should be considered Gnostic's