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THE LIBERTINE GNOSTIC SECT OF THE PHIBIONITES ACCORDING TO EPIPHANIUS BY STEPHEN BENKO The following study is based primarily upon the Panarion of Epipha- nius,l especially the 26th chapter of it. We shall concentrate on the group which he describes generally as "Gnostics". It is clear, however, that he has a definite group in mind which we will call, for the sake of convenience "Phibionites" although Epiphanius knew of many names for these people as appears from the Prooemium to the Panaf-ion 1,4,3-8 where he lists them in group #6 with the following remark: "Gnostics, also called Stratiotici, Phibionites, Secundians, Socratians, Zackheans, Coddians, Barborites, Barbeliotes." The same general listing also occurs in the Anakephalaeosis to Panarion, Book 1, part 2; Ancoratus 13,2; Panarion prooem. 5,4; 25,2,1 (where the name "Levitikoi" also is included, see 26,13,1) and 26,3,6f. Epiphanius derives the origin of this sect from the Nicolaitans, whom he describes in the previous chap- ter 25. Following Irenaeus, Hippolytus, Clement of Alexandria, and Eusebius, on whom he often depends, Epiphanius identifies the founder of the Nicolaitans as Nicolaus, one of the first seven deacons. He, Nicolaus, supposedly believed that the flesh should be held in contempt but gave
Vigiliae Christianae – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1967
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