Basilides

Basilides (circa 117-138) was an early Christian religious teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. His followers, the Basilideans, formed a Gnostic sect. Very little is known with certainty about the teachings of Basilides. An account of his purported heresy is contained in the work Adversus Haereses ("Against Heresies")

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117 - 138 - Christian - Alexandria, Egypt - Basilideans - Gnostic - Heresy - Adversus Haereses

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by Irenaeus of Lyons, but it is impossible to determine how faithful Irenaeus's hostile reading is to the views actually held by Basilides.

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Irenaeus - Lyons

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