Valentinian Canon

[ELoWolfe]

I have been trying to figure this out for a while now, but does anyone have a comprehensive list of what book(s) a Valentinian may have used in their canon?

gnosis.org lists:

Genesis
Exodus
Numbers
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
Joshua
1 Samuel
1 Kings
Psalms
Song of Songs
Proverbs
Isaiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosiah

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Timothy
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
1 John
Revelation

The Apocryphon of James
The Gospel of Thomas
Gospel of the Egyptians
Proclamation of Peter
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas

ntcanon.org adds:

Gospel of Truth
Gospel of Philip
Treatise on Resurrection
Preaching of Peter

Letter to Flora seems to have been a hit as well, but isn't mentioned on these lists.

Are there others, or would you (the reader) contest any of these?

 

[nazz]

Don't know enough to contest or agree but I do find the inclusion of Revelation surprising.

 

[DanielR]

is this forum section still alive??

anyways , in my Nag Hammadi edition 'the Apocalypse of Paul (coptic)' is listed?

what do you guys think? I know that it's not even listed on gnosis.org.

Does it belong to the Valentinian canon?

 

[Smart3]

is this forum section still alive??

anyways , in my Nag Hammadi edition 'the Apocalypse of Paul (coptic)' is listed?

what do you guys think? I know that it's not even listed on gnosis.org.

Does it belong to the Valentinian canon?

The OP is a bit misleading. These are the books that the Valentinians quote or allude to. They are not a complete list of their canon, if such a thing can be said to have existed. (I think Marcion invented the concept personally)

While it's possible that text was available to them, it might not be A. Early enough and B. Given its proposed Cainite origins, it is unlikely the Valentinians would have felt comfortable using it. Since Paul was obviously not a Cainite.