Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus Haereses), ed. Karl Holl, 40.7

[1] 7. Πάλιν δὲ λέγουσιν οἱ αὐτοὶ τὸν Ἀδὰμ συναφθέντα τῇ Εὔᾳ τῇ ἰδίᾳ γαμετῇ γεγεννηκέναι τὸν Σήθ, φύσει ἴδιον αὐτοῦ υἱόν. καὶ τότε φασὶ τὴν ἄνω δύναμιν σὺν τοῖς ὑπουργοῖς τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θεοῦ
ἀγγέλοις καταβεβηκέναι καὶ ἡρπακέναι αὐτὸν τὸν Σήθ,

[2] ὃν καὶ Ἀλλογενῆ καλοῦσι, καὶ ἀνενηνοχέναι ἄνω που καὶ ἀναθρέψαι χρόνῳ ¹² ἱκανῷ, ἴνα μὴ ἀποκτανθῇ, καὶ μετὰ χρόνον πολὺν πάλιν κατενηνοχέναι εἰς τόνδε τὸν κόσμον καὶ πνευματικὸν ἀπεργάσασθαι αὐτὸν καὶ † σωματικόν, εἰς τὸ μὴ κατισχύειν τόν τε > κατ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς ἄλλας ἐξουσιας καὶ ἀρχὰς τοῦ κοσμοποιοῦ θεοῦ.

[3] μηκέτι δὲ αὐτόν
φασι λελατρευκέναι τῷ τε ποιητῇ καὶ δημιουργῷ, ἐπεγνωκέναι δὲ τὴν ἀκατονόμαστον δύναμιν καὶ τὸν ἄνω ἀγαθὸν θεόν, τούτῳ > λελατρευκέναι καὶ κατὰ τοῦ ποιητοῦ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ ἀρχῶν καὶ ἐξουσιῶν πολλὰ ἀποκεκαλυφέναι. †ᾧ δὴ καὶ βίβλους τινὰς ἐξετύπωσαν εἰς ὄνομα
³ αὐτοῦ τοῦ Σὴθ γεγραμμένας, παρ᾿ παρ’ αἰτοῦ αὐτὰς δεδόσθαι λέγοντες,
ἄλλας δὲ εἰς ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ υἱῶν αὐτοῦ.

[5] φασὶ γὰρ αὐτὸν ἑπτὰ γεγεννηκέναι > Ἀλλογενεῖς καλουμένους, ὡς καὶ ἐν ἄλλαις αἱρέσεσιν εἰρήκαμεν, Γνωστικῶν φημι καὶ Σηθιανῶν.

[6] οὑτοι δὲ καὶ ἄλλους προφήτας φασὶν εἶναι, Μαρτιάδην τινὰ καὶ Μαρσιανόν, ἁρπαγέντας εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ διὰ ἡμερῶν τριῶν καταβεβηκότας.

[7] καὶ
πολλά ἐστιν ἃ μυθοποιοῦντες πλαστῶς ἐκτυποῦσι, βλάσηφημά P298 τε πλάττοντες κατὰ τοῦ ὄντος θεοῦ παντοκράτορος, πατρὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὡς ἄρχοντος ὄντος καὶ πονηρίας εὑρετοῦ, ὡς ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν τῶν παρ᾿ αὐτοῖς λόγων ἀλίσκονται.

[8] Εἰ γὰρ πονηρῶν ἐστιν εὑρετὴς καὶ κακοποιός, πῶς εὐθὺς οὐκ
ἀγαθὸς εὑρεθείη, ὡς καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἄλλαις αἱρέσεσιν εἴπαμεν, κατὰ πορνείας καὶ μοιχείας καὶ ἁρπαγῆς καὶ πλεονεξίας νομοθετήσας; θεὸν γὰρ αὐτὸν D298 τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ αὐτοὶ λέγουσι· τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις δὲ τὸν νόμον ἔδωκεν, ἐν ᾠ πάντα ταῦτα ἀπηγόρευσεν ὡν εὑρετὴν αὐτὸν λέγουσιν εἶναι. πῶς δὲ πατὴρ τοῦ Σατανᾶ κληθείη ὁ κατ᾿ αὐτοῦ τὰ
τοσαῦτα ὑποδείξας;

[9] καὶ εἰ ἀλλότριός ἐστι τοῦ ἄνω παρ᾿ αὐτοῖς λεγομένου θεοῦ καὶ οὐκ αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ κύριος ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν νόμῳ καὶ ἐν προφήταις καὶ ἐν εὐαγγελίοις καὶ ἀποστόλοις > αὐτὸς θεὸς κύριος, πατὴρ δὲ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, πῶς αὐτὸς σαφῶς ἡμᾶς διδάσκει ὁ κύριος ἐν ⁴⁵ εὐαγγελίῳ λέγων »εὐχαριστῶ σοι, πάτερ, κύριε οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς«. ἵνα δείξῃ τὸν αὐτοῦ πατέρα θεὸν τῶν πάντων.

Epiphanius Panarion (Adversus Haereses) 40.7

ed. Karl Holl

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