Against the Valentinians — Chapter 19

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Jam.

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Rursus.

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This is the force of the “qui” with the subjunctive verb.

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Soter.

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Effingeret.

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There seems to be a relative gradation meant among these extra-Pleroma beings, as there was among the Æons of the Pleroma; and, further, a relation between the two sets of beings—Achamoth bearing a relation to Propator, the Demiurge to Nus, etc.

Chapter 19

Chapter XIX.—Palpable Absurdities and Contradictions in the System Respecting Achamoth and the Demiurge.

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