Bible Figure
Hymenaeus
Biblical figure
Hymenaeus was an early Christian teacher disciplined by Paul for abandoning sound faith and later named for teaching that the resurrection had already occurred.
Biography
First Timothy 1 says Paul handed Hymenaeus and Alexander over for discipline so they might learn not to blaspheme. Second Timothy 2 associates Hymenaeus with Philetus and says their teaching that the resurrection had already happened was spreading and upsetting the faith of some.
Biblical Significance
Hymenaeus is a New Testament warning about doctrinal error within the church, particularly teaching that distorts the Christian hope of resurrection.