The Treatise on the Resurrection is an epistle addressed to Rheginos, an orthodox Christian contemplating conversion to Valentinian Gnosticism. This letter, possibly penned by Valentinus himself, presents Christ's resurrection not as a historical event, but rather as a call to spiritual awakening. The author urges Rheginos to overcome the material world and to accept salvation through his own personal resurrection and reconnection with the divine.
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