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- noun Plural form of
Sethian .
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In the earthly world, which is subject to hostile principalities and powers, the divine race of "Sethians" are aliens and sojourners, constantly misunderstood by their less enlightened contemporaries.
The Case for Judas, Continued Attridge, Harold W. 2008
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There was a group of Gnostic (Knowledge) Christians named after Seth, Sethians.
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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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Sethians possessed a "Paraphrasis Seth", consisting of seven books, explanatory of their system, a book called Allogeneis, or
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Nicolaites, the "Gnostics" of Epiphanius, the Sethians, the system of the "Evangelium Mariae" and that in Iren.,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The Sethians, A.D. 150; the Montanists, A.D. 156; the Marcosigns,
Evidence of Christianity William Paley 1774
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I was urging my family to dress up in stegosaurus costumes and dance around outside the security barriers atop Toronto's CN Tower carrying placards, "Down with Sethians," and "Send Your Spam to Afghanistan."
Edmonton Sun 2009
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First Foray Into Graf: Sabians and Sethians and Jo...
A Call To Follow James F. McGrath 2009
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First Foray Into Graf: Sabians and Sethians and Jo...
Old Manuscripts, New Methods James F. McGrath 2009
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First Foray Into Graf: Sabians and Sethians and Jo...
On Reading and Hearing Papers at SBL James F. McGrath 2009
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