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Cerdo (gnostic)

Cerdo was a Syrian gnostic who was deemed a heretic by the Orthodox Church around the time of his teaching, circa 138 AD. Cerdo started out as a follower of Simon Magus. He taught at about the same time as Valentinus and preceded Marcion. According to Irenaeus, he was a contemporary of the Roman bishop Hyginus, residing in Rome as a prominent member of the Church until his forced expulsion therefrom.

He taught that there were two gods, one that demanded obedience while the other was good and merciful. According to Cerdo, the former was the God of the Old Testament who had created the world. He also said that the latter God was superior but that he was only known through his son, Jesus. Like later gnostics, he was a docetist who rejected the bodily resurrection of the dead.

Cerdo

Cerdo may refer to:

  • Cerdo (mythology), a Greek mythological figure
  • Cerdo (gnostic), a Syrian gnostic of the 2nd Century AD
  • Kedron of Alexandria, an early patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Alexandria
  • "Cerdo", a song by Molotov from their album ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas?
Cerdo (mythology)

Cerdo was the wife of Phoroneus in Greek mythology according to Pausanias.