Term
Aeons
Ages of time, or an eternal power and emanation of the supreme deity in Platonism and Gnosticism.
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Definition
'Ages' of time. In Neoplatonism, Platonism, and Gnosticism, a power existing from eternity; an emanation or phase of the supreme deity.
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Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 90Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 90.
Last revised August 14, 2026