Valentinus

Valentinus and his followers taught that God, the Father, is "uncontained, incomprehensible and cannot be seen or heard" (Against Heresies 1:2:5). God defies accurate description. God is infinite, without beginning or end, and is the ultimate origin of all things. God encompasses all things without being encompassed (Ep 5:3, Gospel of Truth 18:34, Valentinian Exposition 22:27-28, Against Heresies 2:2:2). Everything, including the world, lies within God, the Father, and continues to be part of him. God manifests himself through a process of self-unfolding in the subsequent multiplicity of being, while maintaining his unity.