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Bardaisan of Edessa Also known as Bardesanes, a Latinized form of his name. A Syriac philosopher, writer, and teacher (ad 154–222) who was heavily influenced by Gnosticism and Christianity and whose philosophy employed a mixture of ideas. After his death, early church fathers wrote about Bardaisan. Some viewed him as suspect while others considered him a heretic; ultimately his teachings were seen as heretical (e.g., Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 4.30; Jerome, Lives of Illustrious Men 33).

Bardaisan was a nobleman who lived primarily in Edessa, an ancient city located in modern-day Turkey, and spent much of his life at the court of Parthian King Abgar VIII the Great (ad 179–214). His diverse interests have led scholars to credit him with achievements in astronomy, archery, astrology, chronology, and ethnography.

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