This article contains an investigation of the Sethian and Valentinian gnostic movements of the 2n... more This article contains an investigation of the Sethian and Valentinian gnostic movements of the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE based on documents produced by these movements rather than the writings of Christian apologists. Specifically, this is an analysis of the role played of the character of Eve in their versions of the Sethian and Valentinian interpretation of the story of creation, comparing these with the orthodox Roman Christian view.
This article contains an investigation of the Sethian and Valentinian gnostic movements of the 2n... more This article contains an investigation of the Sethian and Valentinian gnostic movements of the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE based on documents produced by these movements rather than the writings of Christian apologists. Specifically, this is an analysis of the role played of the character of Eve in their versions of the Sethian and Valentinian interpretation of the story of creation, comparing these with the orthodox Roman Christian view.
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