Adamites being persecuted

Adamites, or Adamians, were adherents of an early Christian sect (considered heresy by the Roman Catholic church) that flourished in North Africa in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th century. Based probably on a union of certain gnostic and ascetic doctrines, the sect claimed that its members were re-established in Adam and Eve's state of original innocency. Accordingly, they practiced "holy nudism", rejected the form of marriage, which, they said, would never have existed but for sin, and lived in absolute lawlessness, holding that, whatever they did, their actions could be neither good nor bad. Adamites under persecution - This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Adamites under persecution - This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... // Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... // Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... According to the Book of Genesis in Judaisms Torah, the Christian Bible and Islams Quran, Adam was the first man created by God. ... A nudist race, in Sopelana, Spain Nudism, or naturism, is the practice of going nude or unclothed in social and usually mixed gender groups, specifically in cultures where this is not the norm. ... Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...

During the Middle Ages the doctrines of this obscure sect, which did not itself exist long, were revived in Europe by the Brethren and Sisters of the Free Spirit and some Taborites in Bohemia. In the Modern Age some English Dissenters practiced the Adamite doctrine. The Brethren of the Free Spirit (Brüder und Schwestern des Freien Geistes) was a medieval heretical pantheistic movement. ... A Taborite (Czech Táborita) was a member of religious protestant community of the Bohemian city of Tábor during the Hussite Wars in the 15th century The people joined local peasants to develop a communist-like society. ... Bohemia This article is about the historical region in central Europe; for other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... The terms Modern World, Modern Period, New World, Modern Times, Progressive Age, Modern Age, or Modern Era are recognized by historians as being that period of time commencing after the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, after the mid-18th century. ... English Dissenters were dissenters from who opposed State interference in religious matters and founded their own communities over the 16th to 18th century period. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.