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Most could not tell the difference between Valentinian and orthodox teaching." [47] This was partially because Valentinus used many books that now belong to the Old and New Testaments as a basis for interpretation in his own writing. He based his work on proto-orthodox Christian canon instead of on Gnostic scripture, and his style was similar ...
Valentinian II (Latin: Valentinianus; 371 – 15 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first junior co-ruler of his half-brother, then was sidelined by a usurper, and finally became sole ruler after 388, albeit with limited de facto powers.
The Tripartite Tractate is a Valentinian Gnostic work. The date is estimated to the second half of the third century [1] or the fourth century but is "most likely based on an earlier Greek version." [2] It is the second-longest text in the Nag Hammadi library. It is the fifth tractate of the first codex, known as the Jung Codex. It is untitled ...
The ideas expressed deviate from the views of Valentinian gnosticism. [6] The writing is thought [by whom?] to cite or allude to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and John, as well as 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, Hebrews, 1 John and the Book of Revelation. [citation needed] It cites John's Gospel the most often.
The Valentinian dynasty (364–455) was a ruling house during the Late Roman Empire (284–476), in Late antiquity (adj.late antique), [3] including the turbulent years of the late fourth century, and the last dynasty of the western empire. [4]
Valentinian's prejudice against the Roman nobility brought the two men close together. The praefectus urbi of Rome, Olybrius was ill and weak, so Maximinus took the chance to seize the judicial authority. [2] Historian Ammianus Marcellinus gives a detailed description about these unjust trials in the 28th book of his work. He calls Maximinus a ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Valentinian texts" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...
9.1 Books and theses. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Valentinian's rule in Roman Africa was disrupted by the revolt of Firmus in 373. [2]