TY - BOOK AU - Rylands,L.Gordon TI - The beginnings of gnostic Christianity, AV - BS2361 .R87 1940 PY - 1940///] CY - London, PB - Watts KW - Bible KW - N.T KW - Theology KW - Odes of Solomon KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Epistles of Paul KW - Gnosticism N1 - "By gnostic Christianity I mean the Christianity of Paul and of the Fourth gospel as distinguished from the doctrines of such writers as Baslides and Valentinus."--Pref.irhi; Introductory.--The Odes of Solomon: their character and probable date.--The Odes of Solomon: their doctrine.--The dogma of incarnation.--The name Jesus.--The death of the Christ.--Pauline and Johannine Christianity.--The primitive gospel.--Conclusion.--Appendix A. The Gospel of Peter.--Appendix B. The gnostic nucleus of the Epistle to the Romans.--Appendix C. The gnostic nucleus to the First epistle to the Corinthians.--Appendix D. The gnostic nucleus of the Second epistle to the Corintians.--Appendix E. The original Epistle to the Galatians.--Appendix F. Prologue to the Fourth gospel ER -