who was the sethites
Not to be confused with Setianism. The Sethians were one of the main currents of Gnosticism during the 2nd and 3rd century CE, alongside with Valentinianism. It originated in the second-century CE as a fusion of two distinct Hellenistic Judaic, and was influenced by Christianity and Middle Platonism. 1 History 1.1 Mentions of the Sethians.