Aristocritus (writer)

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For other people named Aristocritus, see Aristocritus.

Aristocritus (Ancient Greek:) was a Christian, Platonist writer of the fifth century who was the author of a work titled Theosophy, ostensibly about oracles, but in which he expressed a controversial syncretic belief that Christianity, Judaism, and Manichaeism were all basically the same.[1][2] This belief caused him to be condemned by Zacharias Rhetor as well as in various later Byzantine texts.[3] He is known to us primarily by his mention in a list of medieval anathemas, written around the year 1000, known as the Long Anathema, primarily aimed at Manichaeans. His identification as a Manichaean is however considered somewhat dubious, as he was known to write uncharitable things about Mani himself.[4]

Theosophy is a lost work, though some scholars have identified this with the so-called Tübingen Theosophy.[5] Other scholars disagree that these are the same works.[2][3]

## References

1. ↑ Curnow, Trevor (2006) (in English). The Philosophers of the Ancient World: An A-Z Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781849667708. https://books.google.com/books?id=FvnbBQAAQBAJ. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lieu, S.N.C. (2015) (in English). Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East. Brill Publishers. pp. 120, 121, 124, 232. ISBN 9789004295810. https://books.google.com/books?id=I-l5DwAAQBAJ. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lieu, Samuel N. C. (1985). "From Constantine to Jovian" (in English). Manichaeism in the Later Roman Empire and Medieval China: A Historical Survey. Manchester University Press. pp. 108. ISBN 9780719010880. https://books.google.com/books?id=O_vnAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
4. ↑ Pearse, Roger (2021). "Did Aristocritus identify Zoroaster and Christ?". https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2021/01/04/did-aristocritus-identify-zoroaster-and-christ/.
5. ↑ Brinkmann, A. (1896). "Die Theosophie des Aristokritos" (in English). Rheinische Museum für Philologie (JD Sauerländer's Verlag) (51): 273–80.

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