Basilides

Basilides

Basilides (Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who, according to Clement of Alexandria, was active between 117–161 AD, and claimed to have inherited his teachings from the apostle Saint Matthias. He was a pupil of either the Simonian teacher Menander, or a disciple of Peter called Glaucias. He is believed to have written over two dozen books of commentary on the Christian Gospel (now all lost) entitled Exegetica, making him one of the earliest Gospel commentators. The followers of Basilides, the Basilideans, formed a movement that persisted for at least two centuries after him – Epiphanius of Salamis, at the end of the 4th century, recognized a persistent Basilidian presence over the Nile Delta in Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basilides is the 866th most popular religious figure (down from 800th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 184th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Basilides was a Gnostic Christian teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Basilides is most famous for teaching that Jesus was not the son of God, but rather a spirit sent by the Father to teach the world.