Locating and dating Sethites, Ophites, or Barbeloites would answer your question most precisely.
Perhaps of interest, my earlier post "The Pauline Abortion as Hermetic/Gnostic Trope" here.
I've posted a few thoughts on the Sethians of the Sethrum, here and here (for example.) So IMO, they were a regional Judaic people resident in the Eastern Delta -- rather than merely a literary fiction.
Perhaps of interest, my earlier post "The Pauline Abortion as Hermetic/Gnostic Trope" here.
I've posted a few thoughts on the Sethians of the Sethrum, here and here (for example.) So IMO, they were a regional Judaic people resident in the Eastern Delta -- rather than merely a literary fiction.
Statistics: Posted by billd89 — Tue May 14, 2024 6:57 pm