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,C>POCRATUS1 ,EPIPHANIUS & ! ,TRADITION ( ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA 

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,*APT] #a#d3 ,C>POCRATUS1 ,EPIPHANIUS & ! ,TRADITION ( ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA 

  

,9 ! 5C\NT] ) ! G5]ALLY ASCETIC ,*RI/IAN CURR5T1 :I* WAS PROPAGAT$ 9 ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY BY GNO/IC ESOT]ICISM & BY ! PI/IS ( ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY1 ! TEA*+S ( ,C>POCRATUS & HIS SON ,EPIPHANIUS 9SCRIB$ !MSELVES 9 A L9E ( LIFE ?AT ONLY ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA KNEW H[ TO TRACE 9 ?9 /ROKES ON ! TORM5T$ GRAYS ( ! ]A4 

,C>POCRATUS' BIOGRAPHY REMA9S OBSCURE4 ,ORIG5 CONFUS$ HIM ) ,H>POCRATUS1 SON ( ,ISIS & ,OSIRIS1 A SOL> GOD UND] ,GRECO-,ROMAN DOM9ATION1 (T5 REPRES5T$ 9 ! MAGIC PAPYRUS SEAT$ ON A LOTUS1 ! MALE PR9CIPLE P5ETRAT+ ! FEM99E PR9CIPLE SO AS TO IMPREGNATE H] ) HIS LI<T4 ,C>POCRATUS TAU<T AT ,ALEX&RIA & W$ ,ALEX&REIA4 ,!IR SON1 ,EPIPHANIUS1 :O DI$ AT ! AGE ( #ag 9 #a#c#h1 WAS 9T]R$ ON HIS ISL& ( BIR?1 ,CEPHALONIA4 ,>\ND #aee OR #a#e#f1 A PHILOSPH] NAM$ ,M>CELL9A TAU<T ! DOCTR9ES ( ! FA!R & ! SON 9 ,ROME4 

,CLEM5T ( ,ALEX&RIA HAD ! M]IT ( RETRANSCRIB+ A %ORT EXTRACT BY ,EPIPHANIUS ON JU/ICE3  
  

,JU/ICE CONSI/S 9 A COMMUNITY ( EQUALITY4 ,A S+LE HEAV5 DEPLOYS ITSELF & EMBRACES ! 5TIRE E>? )9 ITS CIRCUMF]5CE1 ! NI<T %[S ALL ( ! />S EQUALLY2 AS = ! SUN1 AU?OR ( ! DAY & FA!R ( ! NI<T1 ,GOD MAKES IT %9E ON ! E>? FROM ON HI<1 EQUALLY = ALL ! BE+S :O CAN SEE4 ,!Y SEE IT ALL 9 COMMON1 BECAUSE HE MAKES NO EXCEPTION = ! RI*1 ! BEGG> OR ! SOV]EIGN1 DUMB OR WISE1 FEMALE OR MALE1 FREE MAN OR SLAVE4 ,! BRUTE ANIMALS !MSELVES HAVE NO DIFFICULTY 9 SEE+ ! SUN1 BECAUSE ,GOD HAS P\R$ ! LI<T ( ! SUN ON ALL CREATURES FROM ON HI<1 AS A COMMUNAL GOOD1 & HE PROVES HIS JU/ICE TO ! GOOD AS WELL AS TO ! WICK$2 ?US NO ONE POSSESSES MORE1 NOR /EALS FROM ! NEXT SO AS TO D\BLE HIS [N %>E ( LI<T4 ,! SUN MAKES ! PA/URES GR[ = ! COMMUNAL 5JOYM5T ( ALL ! ANIMALS & HIS JU/ICE IS DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ALL1 9 COMMON & 9 EQUALITY4 ,IT IS = SU* A LIFE ?AT ! SPECIES ( ! C[ WAS MADE1 AS WELL AS EA* 9DIVIDUAL C[1 ?AT ( ! PIGS AS WELL AS EA* 9DIVIDUAL PIG1 ?AT ( ! %EEP AS WELL AS EA* %EEP1 & SO ON4 ,BECAUSE JU/ICE MANIFE/S ITSELF 9 !M UND] ! =M ( A COMMUNITY4 

,MOREOV]1 ALL IS SPREAD \T 9 EQUALITY = ! SPECIES FOLL[+ ! PR9CIPLE ( COMMUNITY2 N\RI%M5T IS SPREAD \T = ! BEA/S ?AT GRAZE1 = ALL EQUALLY1 & )\T BE+ RUL$ BY LAW2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 N\RI%M5T IS PROVID$ BY ! LIB]ALITY ( ! ,MA/] = ALL 9 CON=MITY ) HIS JU/ICE4 ,EV5 CONC]N+ G5]ATION1 !RE >E NO WRITT5 LAWS2 BECAUSE !SE W\LD BE FALSE LAWS4 ,! ANIMALS PROCREATE & 5G5D] 9 ! SAME FA%ION1 & PRACTICE A COMMUNITY ?AT WAS 9CULCAT$ 9 !M ?R\< JU/ICE4 ,! ,CREATOR & ,FA!R ( ,ALL GIVES SI<T TO !M ALL 9 COMMON1 & HIS LEGISLATION CONSI/S EXCLUSIVELY 9 ! JU/ICE ISSU$ FROM HIM4 ,HE DOES NOT MAKE A DI/9CTION BETWE5 M5 & WOM51 REASONABLE & )\T REASON1 ONE BE+ & ANO!R4 ,) EQUALITY & COMMUNALLY HE %>ES SI<T & HE GIVES IT EQUALLY TO ALL1 ?R\< A S+LE & SELF-SAME COMM&M5T4 ,AS F> AS ! LAWS1 :I* DO NOT PUNI% M5 :O >E IGNORANT ( !M1 !RE >E ?OSE :O HAVE LE>N$ !M SO AS TO ACT AGA9/ ! LAW4 ,BECAUSE P>TICUL> LAWS FRAGM5T & DE/ROY COMMUNION ) DIV9E LAW4 ,DO Y\ NOT UND]/& ! WORD ( ! ,APO/LE3 ',I HAVE ONLY KN[N S9 ?R\< ! LAW'8 ,BY ?IS1 ! ,APO/LE MEANT ?AT M9E & Y\RS ONLY 5T]$ ! WORLD ?R\< ! LAWS & ?AT ?IS WAS ! 5D ( ALL COMMUNITY4 ,BECAUSE :AT REMA9S 9 COMMON = ?OSE :O NEI!R 5JOY PROP]TY NOR GOODS1 NOT EV5 M>RIAGE8 ,& YET ,GOD CREAT$ = ALL1 COMMUNALLY1 ! V9EY>DS DO HUNT ! SP>R[S NOR ! ?IEVES1 & LIKEWISE ! C]EALS & O!R FRUITS4 ,BUT IT WAS FROM ?AT DAY ?AT ! COMMUNITY WAS NO LONG] COMPOS$ 9 ! S5SE ( EQUALITY & WAS DE=M$ BY ! ,LAW1 :I* PRODUCES ! ?IEF :O /EALS ANIMALS & FRUIT4 ,GOD CREAT$ ALL = ! COMMUNAL PLEASURE ( MANK9D1 HE UNIT$ MAN & WOMAN = A COMMUNAL 9T]C\RSE .<COMM]CE.>1 & HE LIKEWISE C\PL$ ALL ! LIV+ BE+S TO MANIFE/ HIS JU/ICE AS COMMUNITY 9 EQUALITY4 ,BUT ?OSE :O W]E BORN ?ANKS TO ?IS HAVE D5I$ !IR [N ORIG9 FROM ! COMMUNITY ?AT RECONCILES MANK9D4 ,!Y SAY3 ',HE :O M>RIES H] MU/ GU>D H]1' :]EAS ALL CAN %>E H]1 AS ! EXAMPLE ( ALL ! O!R LIV+ BE+S %[S4  
  

.<,& YET.> ,EPIPHANIUS /ILL TEA*ES 9 PROP] T]MS ?AT 0,GOD PLAC$ 9 MALE BE+S A P[]FUL & IMPETU\S DESIRE TO PROPAGATE ! SPECIES1 & NO LAW1 NO CU/OM1 CAN EXCLUDE IT FROM ! WORLD1 BECAUSE IT IS ! 9/ITUTION ( ,GOD4 ,?US ! WORDS ( ! LEGISLATOR3 ',Y\ MU/ NOT COVET' 7,EXODUS1 #b1 #a#g1 & ,DEUT]ONOMY1 #e1 #b#a7 >E RIDICUL\S & /ILL MORE RIDICUL\S IS :AT FOLL[S3 '! GOODS ( Y\R NEI<BOR1' BECAUSE ! SAME ,GOD :O GAVE TO MAN ! DESIRE DE/9$ TO C\PLE BE+S ) A VIEW T[>DS G5]ATION .<ALSO.> ORDA9$ ! DE/RUCTION ( DESIRE1 AL?\< HE DID NOT TAKE IT FROM ANY LIV+ BE+4 ,BUT ! MO/ LAU<ABLE ( ALL IS '! WOMAN ( Y\R NEI<BOR1' BECAUSE ?IS R$UCES ! =CE ( COMMUNITY TO SEP>ATION40.<#b#c#e.> 

,EPIPHANIUS' TEXT1 :I* IS ( AN A/ONI%+ MOD]NITY1 P>TICIPAT$ 9 A ?\<T & A BEHAVIOR ?AT WAS RADICALLY HO/ILE TO ,/OIC1 ,EPICUREAN & ,*RI/IAN MORALITY4 

,C>POCRATUS & ,EPIPHANIUS BO? BELONG$ TO A ,GREEK MILIEU ?AT REJECT$ ,JUDAISM4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA RE/OR$ ! SPIRIT ( ! ,P5TATEU* & ,G5ESIS1 9 P>TICUL>1 TO ! BODY1 ,EPIPHANIUS MOCK$ ! BIBLICAL COMM&M5TS1 ! NOTIONS ( S9 & GUILT4 ,! ,LAW ( ,MOSES FOM5T$ CRIME = ! SAME REASON ?AT PROHIBITION 5G5D]S TRANSGRESSION4 

,!REAFT]1 EI!R QUOTATIONS FROM ,PAUL W]E RECOV]$ FROM ! ORD9>Y REVISIONS MADE BY ! H]ESIOLOGUES1 :O ADD$ CANONICAL EXTRACTS TO !M SO AS TO BLUNT ! DISS5T ( DOCTR9ES ?AT HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ,*RI/IANITY1 BUT :O NEV]!LESS ANNEX$ ! ,MESSIAH ,JO%UA1 AS WELL AS ,S]APIS1 ,SE?1 ,ABRASAX & ,H>POCRATES 9TO !IR [N SYNCRETISM2 OR !SE QUOTATIONS REF]R$ BACK TO A ,PAUL :O WAS COMPLETELY DIFF]5T FROM ! IMAGE ?AT ,M>CION & HIS SUCCESSIVE MANIPULATORS PRES5T$1 ?AT IS1 A ,SAUL_/,PAUL :OSE TEA*+S W\LD .<9 TURN.> JU/IFY ! USE ( ! NAME ( ,SIMON .<( ,SAM>IA.>1 :OSE DOCTR9ES HAD BE5 TRAVE/I$ BY ! ,EL*ASAITES LIV+ UND] ! RULE ( ,TRAJAN4 

,WRITT5 :5 ,EPIPHANIUS WAS #ae OR #af YE>S OLD1 ! WORK ( ! Y\NG MAN :OM ,JACQUES ,LAC>RI]E HAS CALL$ ! ,GNO/IC ,RIMBAUD L9KS SOCIAL EQUALITY TO ! FREE EX]CISE ( DESIRE4 ,HIS CRITIQUE ( PROP]TY GOES BEYOND ! ,R\SSEAUI/ CONCEPTION1 & ONE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL .<,*>LES.> ,F\RI] & ! RADICALITY ( 9DIVIDUAL AN>*Y1 ) ITS PR9CIPLE 0,WE ONLY GR\P \RSELVES ACCORD+ TO AFF9ITIES10 = !RE TO BE AN E*O ( ! PRECOCI\S G5IUS ( ,EPIPHANIUS ( ,CEPHALONIA4 

,I DO NOT SEE :Y ,M>CELL9A1 A DISCIPLE ( ,C>POCRATUS & ,EPIPHANIUS :O TAU<T 9 ,ROME >\ND #a#f1 W\LD HAVE DECORAT$ HIS S*OOL1 9 ! WORDS ( ,IR5AEUS1 0) PA9T$ ICONS 5HANC$ ) GOLD1 REPRES5T+ ,JESUS1 ,PY?AGORAS1 ,PLATO & ,>I/OTLE10.<#b#c#f.> UNLESS IT WASN'T SIMPLY AN OCCASION = ! ,BI%OP ( ,LYON TO CONDEMN ! ,*RI/IANS :O PREF]R$ ,GREEK PHILOSOPHY TO ! ,BIBLE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS PROBABLE ?AT ! COMMUNITY F\ND$ ON ! LIB]TY ( DESIRE DREW ! IDEA ?AT 0! S\L MU/ BE TE/$ BE=E DEA?0 FROM ,PY?AGOREAN !ORY1 BECAUSE1 0= ,EPIPHANIUS1 DESIRE IS ! EXPRESSION ( ! FIR/ WILL ( ,GOD & NATURE40.<#b#c#g.> ,& ACCORD+ TO ,SIMON1 DESIRE IS TO BE ID5TIFI$ ) FIRE1 ! PR9CIPLE ( CREATION & ! PR9CIPLE ( PASSION2 !RE IS NO?+ ?AT CAN LIMIT IT 9 ! UNITY ( ! MACROCOSM & ! MICROCOSM4 

,EPIPHANIUS APPLI$ HIS CONCEPTION ( JU/ICE TO MANK9D1 ! ANIMALS & ! PLANTS4 ,! LIV+ P]PETUATES ITSELF BY *ANG+ =M4 ,IR5AEUS 9T]PRET$ ?IS !ORY1 :I* SEEM$ /RANGE & ODI\S TO HIM1 9 T]MS ( MAGIC & METEMPSY*OSIS3  
  

,!Y ALSO PRACTICE MAGIC1 9CANTATIONS1 AMOR\S LOVE POTIONS & LOVE FEA/S1 ! 9VOCATION ( ! SPIRITS ( ! DEAD & ! SPIRITS FROM DREAMS1 & O!R =MS ( NECROMANCY1 CLAIM+ ?AT !Y HAVE P[] OV] ! PR9CES & CREATORS ( ?IS WORLD & OV] ! M>KET 9 ALL CREATURES ( ?IS WORLD4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 !Y HAVE SO LOOS5$ ! BRIDLE ON AB]RATION ?AT !Y CLAIM TO HAVE COMPLETE FRE$OM TO COMMIT ANY ACT ?AT PLEASES !M1 IMPI\S OR A!I/2 AL?\< IT IS HUMAN OP9ION ?AT MAKES ALL ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A GOOD ACT & A BAD ONE4 ,! S\L1 !Y SAY1 MU/ -- ?R\< A MIGRATION ( ONE BODY 9TO ANO!R -- EXHAU/ ALL =MS ( LIFE & POSSIBLE ACTION1 IF IT DID NOT DO SO 9 ITS FIR/ LIFE4 ,WE DO NOT D>E TO SAY1 NOR HE>1 NOR EV5 ?9K AB\T NOR BELIEVE ?AT SU* ?+S TAKE PLACE 9 \R T[NS2 BUT !IR WRIT+S TEA* ?AT1 BE=E DEA?1 ! S\L MU/ BE COMPLETELY TE/$ UNTIL ! F9AL RE/4.<#b#c#h.>  
  

,A L9E BY ,IR5AEUS /&S \T3 0,IT IS FAI? & LOVE ?AT SAVES2 ! RE/ IS 9DIFF]5T & ONLY HUMAN OP9ION DI/+UI%ES BETWE5 GOOD & EVIL40 

,ACCORD+ TO ,SIMON'S ,MEGALE ,APOPHASIS1 FAI? 9 ONESELF & LOVE LEAD TO ! ,GREAT ,P[]1 :I* RESIDES 9 EA* P]SON & MOVES ! WORLD4 ,:AT IS A/ONI%+ IS ! FACT ?AT1 9 A LETT] BY ,PAUL1 ! !ME ( FAI? & LOVE GIVES BIR? TO AN 5?USIA/IC DEVELOPM5T ?AT EXPLODES ) MISOGYNY & ASCETIC H>%NESS1 :I* IS ATTE/$ TO EV]Y:]E 9 ! EPI/OL>Y WORKS ( ! MAN :O1 SUCCESSOR TO ,MOSES1 /OLE ! TITLE ( ,APO/LE FROM HIM3 0,:5 ,I SPEAK 9 ! TONGUES ( M5 & ( ANGELS1 IF ,I LACK LOVE1 ,I AM M]ELY RESONAT+ METAL1 A RES\ND+ CYMBAL4 ,:5 ,I HAVE ! GIFT ( PROPHECY1 ! SCI5CE ( ALL MY/]IES & ALL KN[L$GE 7GNOSIS71 :5 ,I HAVE ! MO/ COMPLETE FAI?1 ?AT :I* MOVES M\NTA9S1 IF ,I LACK LOVE1 !N ,I AM NO?+4 ,:5 ,I GIVE ALL MY BELONG+S 7TO ?OSE :O >E />V+71 :5 ,I SURR5D] MY BODY 7LIKE A SLAVE1 SO AS TO HAVE PRIDE71 IF ,I LACK LOVE1 !N ,I HAVE GA9$ NO?+4 ,LOVE TAKES PATI5CE1 LOVE R5D]S S]VICE1 IT IS NOT JEAL\S1 IT IS NOT BREA/-PLAT$1 IT DOES NOT 9FLATE ) PRIDE1 IT MAKES NO?+ ( UGL9ESS1 IT DOES NOT SEEK ITS [N 9T]E/1 IT DOES NOT BECOME IRRITAT$1 IT DOES NOT REJOICE 9 9JU/ICE1 BUT F9DS ITS [N JOY 9 TRU?4 ,IT PROTECTS ALL1 IT BELIEVES ALL1 IT 5DURES ALL4 ,LOVE WILL NEV] DISAPPE> .<444.>0 7,EPI/LE TO ! ,COR9?IANS1 ,I1 #a#c74.<#b#c#i.> ,:I* ANTI-,M>CIONITE1 CAPABLE ( P5ETRAT+ 9TO ! LABYR9?S .<CES AUB]GES ESPAGNOLES.> ( ,PAUL'S EPI/LES1 BR\< =? ?IS FRAGM5T ( ,C>POCRATIC DOCTR9E & 9S]T$ IT 9TO A ,*RI/IAN P]SPECTIVE8 

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