Carpocrates - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpocrates
The founder of an early Gnostic sect from the first half of the second century. |
Cerinthus - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerinthus
The leader of a late first-century or early 2nd century sect, an offshoot of the Ebionites yet similar to Gnosticism. |
Marcion of Sinope - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcion
A major 2nd century Early Christian theologian, founder of what would later be called Marcionism. |
Valentinus - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentinius
The best known and for a time most successful Early Christian Gnostic theologian. |