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100 - 2nd century

100 - 2nd century

One of the earliest Christian dualist sects, [[Marcionism]], originated in eastern [[Anatolia]] in the 2nd century. In fundamental opposition to orthodox catholic Christianity they promulgated the doctrine that the God of the Old Testament was an evil [[Demiurge]] that enslaved the spirits of human beings in mind-darkening prisons of physical matter (human bodies), in opposition to the Good God of the spiritual realm of light who sent Jesus to reveal the truth of divine ''gnosis'' "knowledge"<ref>In the New Testament there are suggestions of the beginning of a doctrine of false ''gnosis''. For example, in 1&nbsp;Timothy 6:20-21 "''contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge''", "avoiding profane ''and'' vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called" KJV. See parallel passages at '''http://biblehub.com/1_timothy/6-20.htm'''.</ref>.  

One of the earliest Christian dualist sects, [[Marcionism]], originated in eastern [[Anatolia]] in the 2nd century. In fundamental opposition to orthodox catholic Christianity his followers promulgated the doctrine that the God of the Old Testament was an evil [[Demiurge]] that enslaved the spirits of human beings in mind-darkening prisons of physical matter (human bodies), in opposition to the Good God of the spiritual realm of light who sent Jesus to reveal the truth of divine ''gnosis'' "knowledge"<ref>In the New Testament there are suggestions of the beginning of a doctrine of false ''gnosis''. For example, in 1&nbsp;Timothy 6:20-21 "''contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge''", "avoiding profane ''and'' vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called" KJV. See parallel passages at '''http://biblehub.com/1_timothy/6-20.htm'''.</ref>.  

200 - 3rd century

200 - 3rd century