-
source to
mention Ophites, and the
first source to
discuss the
connection with serpents. He
claims (Haer. 2.1-4) that the
Ophites taught that Christ...
- up
ophite or
ophitic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ophite or
Ophitic may
refer to:
Ophites, an
ancient Gnostic sect in
Syria and
Egypt Ophite, originally...
- square, with
words said at the
gates of Paradise.
Further to this, the
Ophites are said by
Celsus to add the
sayings of prophets, and
circles upon circles...
- to it, are the
builders of the
physical universe.
Among the Archontics,
Ophites,
Sethians and in the
writings of Nag
Hammadi library, the
archons are rulers...
- to
summon spirits of the deceased. The term "
Ophite"
refers to the
ancient gnostic sect of the
Ophites, who
revered the
Serpent of Eden. The
Latin phrase...
-
intended by it
corresponds more or less
closely with the
Yaldabaoth of the
Ophites, the
great Archon of Basilides, the
Elohim of Justinus, etc. The Valentinian...
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venerating the
biblical serpent of the
Garden of Eden. Therefore, he
calls them
Ophites,
naming after the
serpent they are
supposed to worship. In this belief...
- 1880, n. 8, p.111-121 (original text). Günther, 1880 :
Description of
Ophites ****onicus, a new
snake from ****an.
Annals and
Magazine of
Natural History...
- understood. The
Sethians (Latin Sethoitae) are
first mentioned,
alongside the
Ophites, in the 2nd century, by
Irenaeus (who was
antagonistic towards gnosticism)...
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possession of
Gnosis respecting these things. Like
Gnosticism in general, the
Ophites teach the
existence of a
Supreme Being,
standing infinitely high above...
