What is the Demiurge - Pt 3 - Simon Magus & the Gnostic Revolution

The demonic cosmos-creating Demiurge is at the core of the Sethian Gnostic mythology, but how did this idea develop? From Samaria would emerge a theologian and mystic who would become, for Christians, the most fundamental of all heretics: Simon Magus. But how did Simon of Samaria's theology actual influence early Christian thought? Further, how did Menander of Samaria and Saturninus of Antioch all contribute to the Christian doctrines that would give rise to Sethian Gnosticism and the myth of the demonic Demiurge known as Ialdabaoth. Here we dive deep into ancient theologies now long lost and condemned as heresy but were actually at the heart of the development of Christianity itself. Consider Supporting Esoterica! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannel One Time Donation Support - Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannel Merch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/store New to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharing Rare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/ Thumbnail based on art by Zdzisław Beksiński Recommended Reading: Litwa - Found Christianities: Remaking the World of the Second Century - https://amzn.to/49nf2Z1 van den Broek - Gnostic Religion in Antiquity - https://amzn.to/3OEzzPb Layton - The Gnostic Scriptures - https://amzn.to/3J9mLgZ Williams - Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category - https://amzn.to/3VRwboS Ehrman - Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew - https://amzn.to/4aCF4ra Rudolph - Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism - https://amzn.to/3VRlnat Check out Dr. Litwa's classes: LIVE course on Gnosticism : https://mdavidlitwa.thrivecart.com/gnosis-live/ SUBSCRIPTION to Gnosis academy which includes my course on Marcion, Simon ‘Magus’ and Nag Hammadi : https://mdavidlitwa.thrivecart.com/gnosis/