Abstract
The boundaries between these traditions are debatable, like the extent to which they represent belief and practice that are actually Egyptian, Persian, or Jewish. 'Alien wisdom' or not, titles attributed to such legendary figures are cited in Gnostic texts. The Apocryphon of John refers to a Book of Zoroaster and may in fact contain an extract from it. On the Origin of the World refers to a Book of Solomon. Perhaps unidentifiable with any other known pseudepigrapha, the presence of these titles in Ophite-Sethian texts brings with it the possibility of astrological medicine in Gnostic traditions. But the possibility of astrological medicine in Gnostic traditions is supported by instances of the iatromathematical doctrine of melothesia. According to this doctrine, the parts of the human body are associated with the stars and under their influence for better or worse. Keywords: Apocryphon of John ; astrological medicine; Gnostic traditions; iatromathematical doctrine; melothesia; On the Origin of the World ; Ophite-Sethian texts; pseudepigrapha
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