Note 186 — Chapter VIII · POST-CHRISTIAN GNOSTICS: THE OPHITES
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Irenaeus, Bk I. c. 28, pp. 232-234, Harvey. This Adam is of course not to be confused with Adamas. Neither did he resemble the Adam of Genesis, for he is described as being immensum latitudine et longitudine. Harvey, ubi cit., gives many parallels to this from the Talmud and Cabala, which must be either taken directly from the Ophite author or borrowed from a common source. For Eve’s creation, see n. 2, p. 58, supra.