Aeons
angelic sky Gnostic corroborated · 3
In Gnostic thought, the Aeons are emanations of the Supreme Being or Source. They are part of the divine realm alongside angels and are characterized as omniscient and omnibenevolent, in contrast to the Demiurge who rules the physical world.
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When
- First attested
- 150 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 300
- Historical notes
- The concept appears in early Gnostic writings of the 2nd–3rd centuries CE.
Relationships
- sibling of
- angels
- serves
- Supreme Being
- created by
- Supreme Being
- child of
- Supreme Being
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“God, consisting of the Source and his emanations, the Aeons and angels, is omniscient and omnibenevolent”
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