Ptolemy the Valentinian
E441615
Ptolemy the Valentinian was a prominent 2nd-century Gnostic Christian teacher and theologian associated with the Valentinian school, known for his complex cosmology and reinterpretation of Christian doctrine.
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| Ptolemy the Valentinian canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ptolemy the Valentinian Context triple: [Valentinianism, notableFigure, Ptolemy the Valentinian]
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Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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B.
Constantius Gallus
Constantius Gallus was a 4th-century Roman Caesar of the Constantinian dynasty who ruled the eastern provinces under Emperor Constantius II before being executed on suspicion of treason.
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Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
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D.
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Ptolemy of Mauretania was a 1st-century AD Berber-Roman client king and the last ruler of the Mauretanian kingdom before its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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E.
Philip the Tetrarch
Philip the Tetrarch was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as a Roman client prince over the northeastern territories of his father's former kingdom in the early first century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy the Valentinian Target entity description: Ptolemy the Valentinian was a prominent 2nd-century Gnostic Christian teacher and theologian associated with the Valentinian school, known for his complex cosmology and reinterpretation of Christian doctrine.
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A.
Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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B.
Constantius Gallus
Constantius Gallus was a 4th-century Roman Caesar of the Constantinian dynasty who ruled the eastern provinces under Emperor Constantius II before being executed on suspicion of treason.
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C.
Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
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D.
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Ptolemy of Mauretania was a 1st-century AD Berber-Roman client king and the last ruler of the Mauretanian kingdom before its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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E.
Philip the Tetrarch
Philip the Tetrarch was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as a Roman client prince over the northeastern territories of his father's former kingdom in the early first century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century Christian
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Christian theologian ⓘ Gnostic theologian ⓘ Valentinian Gnostic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Valentinus
ⓘ
linked to:
Valentinianism
|
| associatedWithSchool |
Valentinian school
ⓘ
linked to:
Valentinianism
|
| authoredWork | Letter to Flora ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 2nd century ⓘ |
| cosmologicalConcept |
Demiurge as creator
ⓘ
Pleroma of Aeons ⓘ distinction between spiritual and material realms ⓘ |
| doctrinalElement |
graded understanding of the Law
ⓘ
tripartite distinction of humans (spiritual, psychic, material) ⓘ |
| floruit | mid-2nd century ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | early Christian heresiological figure ⓘ |
| influencedTradition | later Valentinian Gnosticism ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Epiphanius of Salamis
ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ Letter to Flora ⓘ Pseudo-Tertullian ⓘ
linked to:
Tertullian
writings preserved by opponents ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek-speaking Christian milieu ⓘ |
| legacy |
important witness to Valentinian theology
ⓘ
key figure in the history of Christian Gnosticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Valentinian exegesis of Paul’s letters
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complex Gnostic cosmology ⓘ reinterpretation of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irenaeus of Lyons
ⓘ
proto-orthodox Christian writers ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Gnosticism ⓘ Valentinianism ⓘ |
| role |
Christian exegete
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| scripturalInterpretationOf |
Gospel traditions
ⓘ
Old Testament Law ⓘ
linked to:
Mosaic Law
Pauline epistles ⓘ
linked to:
Pauline Epistles
|
| sourceType | known primarily through hostile sources ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Christology within Valentinian Gnosticism
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distinction between the supreme God and the creator ⓘ hierarchy of divine Aeons ⓘ interpretation of Mosaic Law ⓘ |
| viewedBy | Irenaeus as a heretic ⓘ |
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