Editing Shem (section)

==In Gnosticism==
The [[Paraphrase of Shem]], which contains ideas unique to other [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] scriptures,<ref>{{cite book|author-first1=Marvin|author-last1=Meyer|author-link1=Marvin Meyer|author-first2=Willis|author-last2=Barnstone|author-link2=Willis Barnstone|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=[[Shambhala Publications|Shambhala]]|chapter=The Paraphrase of Shem|quote=The document defies any obvious classification: though gnostic, it shares few features with other Sethian literature|date=June 30, 2009|isbn=9780834824140|page=438 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LXf8jPbHA14C&q=Shem%20document}}</ref> states that Shem was the first being on Earth. Unlike traditional [[Sethianism|Sethian]] literature, [[Seth]] is not seen as the father of the followers of Gnosticism, rather it is Shem, who receives a divine revelation from a spiritual savior named Derkedeas. Shem later helps bring his universal teaching of [[Gnosis#Gnosticism|secret knowledge]] to humanity before the [[Archon (Gnosticism)|forces of darkness]] attempt to destroy the world with a [[Flood myth|great flood]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=[[Marvin Meyer]]|author2=[[Willis Barnstone]]|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=[[Shambhala Publications|Shambhala]]|chapter=The Paraphrase of Shem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SEFmwEACAAJ|date=June 30, 2009|isbn=9781590306314 |access-date=2022-02-14}}</ref>