1) Early Gnostic Christian sect 
The Naassenes (Greek Naasseni, possibly from Hebrew נָחָשׁ naḥash, snake){cn|date=January 2013} were a Christian Gnostic sect from around 100 AD known only through the writings of Hippolytus of Rome. The Naassenes claimed to have been taught their doctrines by Mariamne, a disciple of James the Just. The retention of the Hebrew form shows t...