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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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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
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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.
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Storia critica delle vite degli eresiarchi del primo secolo della Chiesa
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1465:. Tubingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck. pp. 28, 29, 81, 134.
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1806:. In James Crossley and Alastair Lockhart (eds.)
1540:Koch, Glenn A. (1990). Mills, Watson E. (ed.).
132:John and the heretic Cerinthus in the bathhouse
1791:. Venice: Francesco Pitteri. pp. 271–412.
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1814:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1908).
1200:But 'twas Cerinthus that was lost
1167:John's Story: The Last Eyewitness
49:; fl. c. 50-100 CE) was an early
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1772:. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV.
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1279:A Survey of the New Testament
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1028:. This view contradicts the
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1515:Griggs, C. Wilfred (1990).
1359:Against Heresies, 1.26.1, 2
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1252:Hill, Charles E. (2006).
1165:Cerinthus is featured in
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1768:Williams, Frank (2009).
1636:Against Heresies, 3.11.3
1625:Against heresies, 1.26.2
1613:Against Heresies, 1.26.1
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1449:Against Heresies, 3.3.4
1277:Gundry, Robert (2012).
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167:bathhouse
103:Biography
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1942:Gnostics
1499:3.2.1, 2
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1206:See also
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904:Creation
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408:Menander
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188:a series
186:Part of
163:Polycarp
88:and the
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1888:Ch. III
1875:, §1-2)
1142:Proclus
872:angelic
862:Irenæus
800:Thelema
656:Codices
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290:Pleroma
245:Barbelo
174:Beliefs
156:Galatia
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