Introduction to the History of Hebrew Philosophy

INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY

-tics circulated seven books of unknown content under the name of Seth himself, as well as an eighth concerning the star that would appear at the birth of the Messiah. The Archontics were a 4-century Gnostic sect who believed the world was ruled by "Archons" or spirits. They often attributed their secret teachings to biblical figures like Seth. They likewise attributed seven other books, titled The Strangers, to the sons of Seth; however, no one would rashly doubt that these were spurious. See Lambecius, Introduction to Literary History, Book I, Chapter III, Section VII, page 6. Peter Lambeck (1628–1680) was a renowned librarian and historian.

(h) Genesis 6:2. For it has long since been proven by learned men, against Sulpicius Severus A Christian writer (c. 363–425) known for his sacred history. and others of the ancients, that by the "sons of God" original Hebrew: "bene ha-elohim" one should by no means understand angels, but rather the descendants of Seth. Suidas The Suda, a massive 10th-century Byzantine Greek encyclopedia. observes under the entry for Seth that Seth was called a god on account of his great piety. original Greek: "dia tēn pollēn eusebeian" Add Lambecius, in the place cited, page 7.

Enos, the son of Seth, is celebrated in Holy Scripture even by this name because he restored true wisdom, which at that time had already begun to be neglected by almost everyone. (i) Genesis 4:26 mentions that in the time of Enos, "men began to call on the name of the Lord," often interpreted as the formal establishment of religious worship or wisdom. Indeed, it is well established not only that Enoch followed in these same footsteps, but it may also be gathered from what the divine writer Referring to Moses, the traditional author of Genesis. left recorded about him that (k) among the primary topics of antediluvian Existing before the Biblical Flood. wisdom was the doctrine of the fates that the world was destined to undergo. Furthermore, this same Enoch