Fragments of Heracleon

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Treatise

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(3/5) ***

Reliability of Dating:

(1/5) *

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Estimated Range of Dating: 150-180 A.D.

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Information on Fragments of Heracleon

These fragments are from a commentary by Heracleon, a Valentinian gnostic of the late second century. They are quoted by Origen in his own commentary on John.

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