Who started Docetism?

Answer 1

A:Docetism was a form of early Christian belief that held that Jesus is a mutable figure who represents the archetype of the Self and appears in different ways to initiates with different levels of understanding. The Gospel of Philip says, "Some realise that they are seeing themselves."

We do not know how Docetism started, but it was a Gnostic belief and therefore started among the Gnostic Christians.

Answer 2

Docetism is believed to have originated in the early Christian church, possibly influenced by Gnostic beliefs. It rejected the idea that Jesus had a physical body, teaching instead that he only appeared to be human. This belief was considered heretical by mainstream Christianity.