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100	1		_aLegge, Francis, _d1853-1922
245	1	0	_aForerunners and rivals of Christianity
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2023-09-14
505	0		_aPost-Christian Gnostics -- Post-Christian Gnostics: the Ophites -- Post-Christian Gnostics: Valentinus -- The system of the Pistis Sophia and its related texts -- Marcion -- The worship of Mithras -- Manes and the Manichaeism -- Conclusion.
508			_aWouter Franssen, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520			_a"Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity: Being Studies in Religious History" by F. Legge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the various religious movements and sects that existed in the centuries leading up to the rise of Christianity, focusing especially on Gnosticism and its interaction with early Christian thought. The text delves into the merging ideas and beliefs that influenced early Christianity, providing context for the emergence of what would become orthodox Christian doctrine. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of post-Christian Gnostic sects, establishing that many early Christians were preoccupied with their faith during the Apostolic age, believing in an imminent divine intervention. Legge discusses how a shift in beliefs occurred by the end of the first century, as the sense of urgency diminished, prompting some converts to seek a blend between Christian tenets and existing Hellenistic religions. He details the evolution of various Gnostic sects, such as the Ophites and others, and emphasizes their complex relationships with both Judaism and early Christianity, illustrating how these heretical sects were influenced by and contributed to the broader religious landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cCambridge: University Press, 1915
653			_aChristianity and other religions
653			_aReligions
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/forerunnersrival02legguoft
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71647
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