Book of Elchasai
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title:
Book of Elchasai
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The Book of Elchasai or the Book of Elxai is a lost prophetic book, written during the reign of Trajan, that contained laws and apocalyptic prophecies pertaining to Jewish Christian and Gnostic doctrines. It is known only from fragments quoted in the early Christian writings of Hippolytus of Rome, Eusebius, Epiphanius of Salamis, and Origen. The book was used by a number of Transjordanian sects, including Ebionites, Essenes, Nazarenes, and especially by Elcesaites who based their origins on it.
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Lost prophetic book, written during the reign of Trajan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Elchasai
date created:
2014-09-29T17:25:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:48:47Z
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