Concept

Pleroma

Overview

Pleroma (Koine Greek: πλήρωμα, literally "fullness") generally refers to the totality of divine powers. It is used in Christian theological contexts, as well as in Gnosticism. The term also appears in the Epistle to the Colossians, which is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. The word is used 17 times in the New Testament. In Valentinianism it represents as virtualities of the Son.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Pleroma

• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Related ideas

• Jesus
• Greece
• Gnosticism
• Ancient Greek philosophy
• Valentinianism
• Heresy
• Nag Hammadi library
• Philo
• Aesthetics
• New Testament
• Origen
• Intellectual
• Paul the Apostle
• Knowledge
• Theory of forms
• Christian theology
• Theology
• Trinity
• Nous
• Cosmos
• Carl Jung
• Baptism
• Reality
• Timaeus (dialogue)

Opposing perspectives

• Kenoma

Place in the tradition

Part of Emanationism.

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