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- noun Plural form of
Naassene .
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Marks latest is Gnostic Secrets of the Naassenes, released in 2004 by Inner Tradiitions.
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Naassenes had a book out of which Hippolytus largely quotes, but of which we do not know the title.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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According to the Naassenes, the Protanthropos is the first element; the fundamental being before its differentiation into individuals.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Naassenes (from Nahas, the Hebrew for serpent) were worshippers of the serpent as a symbol of wisdom, which the God of the Jews tried to hide from men.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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According to the Naassenes the God of the Jews is not merely díkaios, but he is the great tyrant Jaldabaoth, or Son of Chaos.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Sevrians, Ebionites, Encratites, Ophites, Naassenes, the Gnostics of the "acts of Thomas", the Sethians, the Peratae, the Cainites may be said to belong to this school.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Some of the Ophites or Naassenes venerated all persons reprobated in the Old Testament, such as Cain, or the people of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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There is evidence of such having been made by the Naassenes, Peratæ,
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890
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Lord, in the case of the Naassenes, Ophites, Basilideans and
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890
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The mystery-organisation most clearly appears in the Naassenes of Hippolytus, the Marcosians of Irenæus, and the Elkasites of Hippolytus, as well as in the Coptic-Gnostic documents that have been preserved.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890
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