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Valentinus

American  
[val-uhn-tahy-nuhs] / ˌvæl ənˈtaɪ nəs /

noun

  1. Valentine.


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As well as confirming that the artefact was made from local clay, the analysis crucially showed the names of gladiators Memnon and Valentinus were written into the clay while the pot was being made.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2023

And as the Gospel of John, so also were the other Gospels used by Valentinus.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

It is quite irrelevant to insist merely, as Tischendorf does, that Iren�us and subsequent writers represent Ptolemaeus and Heracleon and other Gnostics of his time as of "the school" of Valentinus.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

The “Elect Race” of Valentinus is the “Sonship” of Basilides that incarnates on earth for the abolition of Death.

From The Gnostic Crucifixion by Mead, G. R. S.

It is true that in a note Tischendorf gives a closer translation of the passage, without, however, any explanation; and here again he adds, in parenthesis to the "says he," "namely, Valentinus."

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

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