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Did Calvinism borrow its scheme of predestination from Valentinian Gnosticism?

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How does the Calvinist notion of predestination differ from that of the Valentinian Gnostics' predestination? There are several sources outlining the Valentinian Gnostic system (anti-heretic "church fathers" like Ireneaus), but it basically had three classes: 1. materials (Greek *hylics* or sometimes *somatics*, the non-elect) 1. soul-lys (Greek *psuchics*, the partially or temporarily elect) 1. spirituals (Greek *pneumatics*, the true elect or those both elected and granted perseverance). What further information is there on the relationship between these two systems? Is there evidence that Calvin borrowed from the Valentinian system through his study of the "church fathers"? did that borrowing come mediated through Augustine?
Asked by david brainerd (4470 rep)
Sep 15, 2014, 03:33 AM
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