Kenoma

Kenoma ( ancient Greek κένωμα "emptiness, empty space" ) is a term used by the gnostic Valentinus (2nd century), which stands in contrast to Pléroma ( ancient Greek πλήρωμα "abundance" ), which is filled with spiritual beings . The gods are called eons in the Valentian Gnosis (Greek ἀιών aiṓn "eternity"). They are spirit beings that mostly appear in pairs ( συζυγίαι syzygies ). The Valentian school describes thirty eons. The totality of the highest eons is called Pléroma (Greek, πλήρωμα pléroma "fullness"). Kenoma denotes the 'spiritual emptiness' of the world, which points to the external sensory phenomena.

In other Gnostic currents, the term hysterema (Greek ὑστέρημα "lack, poverty, need") is used for this.

Individual evidence

↑ Martin R. von Ostheim : Self-redemption through knowledge. The Gnosis in the 2nd Century AD Schwabe, Basel 2013, ISBN 978-3-7965-2894-1 , pp. 15-16; 71
↑ Jan Rohls : Philosophy and Theology in Past and Present. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2002, ISBN 3-16-147812-6 , pp. 119-120 [1] on books.google.de

[1] Martin R. von Ostheim : Self-redemption through knowledge. The Gnosis in the 2nd Century AD Schwabe, Basel 2013, ISBN 978-3-7965-2894-1 , pp. 15-16; 71

[2] Jan Rohls : Philosophy and Theology in Past and Present. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2002, ISBN 3-16-147812-6 , pp. 119-120 [1] on books.google.de