Philosopher

Bardaisan

Overview

Syrian gnostic, scientist, philosopher and poet (154-222)

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

Ideas Bardaisan discusses

• Eusebius
• Armenia
• Refutation of All Heresies
• Gnosticism
• Dualism in cosmology
• Valentinianism
• Manichaeism
• Heresy
• Praeparatio evangelica
• Roman emperor
• Paganism
• Brahmin
• Roman Empire
• Sect
• Shia Islam
• Edessa
• Śramaṇa
• Epiphanius of Salamis
• Marcionism
• Gymnosophists
• Polemic
• Parthian Empire
• Valentinus (Gnostic)
• Christianity

Place in the tradition

Part of Śramaṇa.

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