{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "rows": [["ENT_VAL_MONOGENES", "Monogenes", null, "Valentinian", "Aeon / Only-begotten", "Aeon", "divine sonship; unique knowledge of the Father; only-begotten principle; Nous variant; Decad", null, null, null, "A", null, null, null, null, null, "Monogenes (\"Only-begotten\") is one of the ten Decad aeons in the Valentinian Pleroma, paired with Macaria (\"Blessedness\"), and produced by the syzygy of Logos and Zoe (Irenaeus AH I.2.5). He occupies a special position in some Valentinian traditions because the title \"Monogenes\" is also applied to Nous (the second aeon, paired with Aletheia), who alone has knowledge of the Father (Bythos): \"Nous alone, which is also called Only-begotten and Father and Beginning of all things, was able to know the size of the Father\" (Irenaeus AH I.2.1). This creates a theological ambiguity in Valentinianism: there is a Decad-level Monogenes (paired with Macaria in the Decad sequence) and a title Monogenes applied to the second Ogdoad aeon Nous. The term \"Monogenes\" is also the Greek theological term used for Christ's divine Sonship in the Gospel of John (1:14, 18; 3:16), making this concept a bridge point between Valentinian aeon theology and orthodox Christology. Layton (1987) pp. 276-302; Irenaeus AH I.2.5.", "aeon"]], "columns": ["entity_id", "canonical_name", "greek_name", "tradition", "entity_type", "category", "primary_domains", "tags", "cult_scope", "primary_period", "evidence_confidence", "review_status", "inclusion_basis", "earth_association_score", "chthonic_flag", "serpent_flag", "short_note", "entity_class"], "primary_keys": ["entity_id"], "primary_key_values": ["ENT_VAL_MONOGENES"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8132399998430628, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}