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at Ephesus without bathing when he found out Cerinthus was inside, exclaiming, "Let us fly, lest even the bath-house fall down, because Cerinthus, the enemy of the truth, is inside!" Irenaeus also relates that John sought by proclamation of his gospel "to remove that error which by Cerinthus had been
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lists only four lifestyle requirements for Gentile converts to Christianity for the purpose of their attending synagogue, after which they would learn the law of Moses as it was preached every Shabbat (Acts 15:21). Many scholars see these four requirements set out by the Jerusalem Council as a
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Irenaeus writes that Cerinthus was educated in the Gnosis of the Egyptians. According to Epiphanius, Cerinthus was the instigator of trouble against the Apostles Paul and Peter at Jerusalem, and had sent out men to Antioch commanding that gentile converts must be circumcised and keep the
880:, a little-known 2nd-century text discovered in 1895, which is roughly contemporary (c. 160–170) with the above work of Irenaeus, was written polemically against the teachings of Cerinthus, beginning with an admonition to those who might follow the teachings of Simon and Cerinthus. 998:. In portraying Christ as a spirit that came from heaven, undertook its divine task in the material world, and then returned, he anticipates the fully developed Christian Gnosticism in later decades. Irenaeus numbers Cerinthus among those Gnostics who denied that Jesus is the 107:
Cerinthus flourished during the second half of the first century, though the date of his birth and his death are unknown. None of Cerinthus' actual writings seem to have survived. Our most detailed understanding of the man Cerinthus' teachings are from the 4th century Bishop
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indicates that all John's foster churches (i.e., the churches of Asia Minor) when traced back to the beginning all rested on the Apostle John as its author, and that it receives the same recognition in all the other churches. Irenaeus makes consistent remarks.
1098:, who, "refusing to accept an 'apocryphon' because of the deep and difficult sayings in the Revelation . . . say that they are not John's composition but Cernthus', and have no right to a place in the church." Caius' view was refuted by his contemporary, 900:, a 2nd-century Gnostic who was hostile to the God of the Hebrews proclaimed in the Law and prophets, Cerinthus recognized Jewish scripture and professed to follow the God of the Hebrews, though Cerinthus denied that he made the world. 1179:. In the book Cerinthus, much to the disciple John's frustration, has begun spreading his gnostic teachings to the populace, whereupon John is moved to write his counter-argument: the 112:, a few centuries after his death, though Irenaeus of Lyon (c. 135–202) briefly outlines Cerinthus' beliefs in his five books against Gnosticism. Publication of surviving fragments of 1235: 866: 1144:
by Gwynne's publication of some fragments from the work of Hippolytus "Contra Caium" (Hermathena, VI, p. 397 sq.); from these it seems clear that Caius maintained that the
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to warn the less mature in faith and doctrine about the changes Cerinthus was making to the original gospel. According to early Christian sources, the
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We do not have a fully developed understanding of Cerinthus' teachings. The earliest surviving account of Cerinthus is that in
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The fragments preserved contain Caius' objections to Rev. 8:8, 12; 9:2, 3, 15; 20:2, 3 accompanied by Hippolytus' refutation.
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In Asia, early Christian writers identify Cerinthus as an adversary of the Apostle John. According to Irenaeus, his teacher
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It is, however, improbable that this statement is true of Cerinthus' beliefs. Caius of Rome is identified with those whom
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Cerinthus taught that the visible world and heavens were not made by the supreme being, but by a lesser power (
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From the Lost Teachings of Polycarp: Identifying Irenaeus' Apostolic Presbyter and the Author of As Diognetum
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Panarion, "Against the sect which does not accept the gospel according to John and his Revelation", 51, 3.4
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schools of philosophy, which dominated the learned environment of the eastern Mediterranean, see also
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Schaff's History of the Christian Church, volume II, chapter XI: THE HERESIES OF THE ANTE-NICENE AGE
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Cerinthus instructed his followers to maintain strict adherence to both Written and Oral Torah
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Hill, Charles E. (2000). "Cerinthus, Gnostic or Chiliast? A New Solution to an Old Problem".
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The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John
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All that is known about Cerinthus comes from the writing of his theological opponents.
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that followed him, Cerinthus taught that the demiurge was not evil, more like Philo's
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Early Christian tradition describes Cerinthus as a contemporary to and opponent of
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and guided him in ministry and the performing of miracles, but left him at the
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His use of the term demiurge (literally, craftsman) for the creator fits
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Storia critica delle vite degli eresiarchi del primo secolo della Chiesa
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established the understanding that Christians are not required to be
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In describing Jesus as a natural-born man, Cerinthus agreed with the
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wrote his gospel specifically to refute the teachings of Cerinthus.
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and after detailing the churches of Peter and Paul, he continues,
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from New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1952)
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Gaius argument for Cerinthus' authorship of the Gospel of John
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Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements
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Early Egyptian Christianity: From its Origins to 451 C.E
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Gwynn, John (July 1888). "Commentary on Revelation".
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Against Heresies, 3.11.1. See Hill (2006), pp. 29, 30
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demonstrate Epiphanius drew heavily from Hippolytus'
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He denied the supernatural 1937:Early Jewish Christian sects 1138:Catholic Encyclopedia: Caius 1028:. This view contradicts the 1012:Biblical law in Christianity 864:' refutation of Gnosticism, 1515:Griggs, C. Wilfred (1990). 1359:Against Heresies, 1.26.1, 2 1239:, Book I, III and relative 1169:, part of Christian writer 790:Neoplatonism and Gnosticism 84:, who may have written the 45: 1958: 1186:Cerinthus is mentioned in 1102:, in a lost work entitled 1009: 785:Gnosticism in modern times 18: 1459:Hill, Charles E. (2006). 1435:Against Heresies, 3.3.2-4 1344:Baukham, Richard (2007). 1252:Hill, Charles E. 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Index

Cerinthus (Euboea)
Greek
romanized
Gnostic
heresiarch
Church Fathers
Gospel of Cerinthus
baptism
crucifixion
Ebionites
John the Evangelist
First Epistle of John
Second Epistle of John
Apostle John
Epiphanius of Salamis
Hippolytus of Rome's

Jan Luyken
Law
Jerusalem Council
Asia Minor
Galatia
Polycarp
bathhouse
a series
Gnosticism

Adam kasia
Adam pagria
Aeon

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