@opphunter88 Both Valentinus and Marcion were far from irrelevant, so this idea that writings coming from them were merely forgotten and not suppressed is incorrect on that basis alone. Irenaeus wrote about Valentinus in Against Heresies in about 180. Tertullian writes Against the Valentinians in about 200. Irenaeus demands Florinus be removed for Valentinianism around the same time. Hippolytus rails against Valentinians in "Against All Heresies" in around 230. Plotinus writes "Against the Gnostics" around 270 to curb the influence of Valentinians.

Irrelevant? No. This wasn't some passing fad. It was a thorn in early Orthodoxy's side for literally centuries. In 326 all Valentinians excommunicated as Orthodoxy becomes State religion of Rome.

Church authorities ban "heretical" writings around 350. Let me repeat that:

CHURCH AUTHORITIES BAN HERETICAL WRITINGS AROUND 350 AD

Around 385 Valentinians executed for heresy in Spain. Brutal persecution continues. Their texts lost for nearly two full millennia, and those recovered only a small portion of the body of their work. It's documented. We know this happened and it happened as I describe it.

Valentinianism still lived in spite of that even at around 700 according to Trullan Synod. This was not just some stupid fad that was "irrelevant."

You're a step beyond wrong about this. I'm convinced that you're being deliberately dishonest actually.

Were you merely unaware of this (rough, I'm lifting and I don't remember the exact dates) chronology or are you actively in denial about Christian history? You're going to have to take an L on this one. My patience for counter-reality dogmatism has its limits.

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