Basilidianism

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Gnostic sect
gptkbp:condemnedBy gptkb:Hippolytus
gptkb:Epiphanius_of_Salamis
gptkb:Clement_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Irenaeus
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 2nd century
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Basilidians
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Basilides
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Basilidianism
gptkbp:influenced later Gnostic movements
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
Greek philosophy
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:regardedAs heresy by orthodox Christianity
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Excerpts_of_Theodotus
Fragments preserved by Clement of Alexandria
Fragments preserved by Hippolytus
Fragments preserved by Irenaeus
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:teaches dualism
esoteric knowledge
salvation through knowledge
the idea of metempsychosis (transmigration of souls)
doctrine of emanations
the concept of the Archons
the concept of the Demiurge
the concept of the Ogdoad
the concept of the Pleroma
the existence of 365 heavens
the role of Jesus as a revealer
the soul's ascent through heavenly spheres
the supreme being Abraxas
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5