Cainites
2nd-century Gnostic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cainites or Cainians (Greek: Καϊνοί, Kainoi, and Καϊανοί, Kaianoi)[1] were a Gnostic and antinomian sect known to venerate Cain as the first victim of the Demiurge, the deity of the Old Testament, who was identified by many groups of Gnostics as evil. The sect was relatively small.[vague] They were mentioned by Tertullian and Irenaeus as existing in the eastern Roman Empire during the 2nd century. One of their purported religious texts was the Gospel of Judas.
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