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To: Keith Feral who wrote (325)	8/13/2005 1:37:36 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 520

Bob, here are some views on Paul and his concept of the Christ plus some more general information on early Christianity. The responses to these articles by conservative Christians are what you would expect; ad hominem attacks, accusations of bias, misrepresentation of the writer’s position or dwelling on marginal points rather that substantive issues. When reading Paul it is helpful to have some knowledge of Gnostic thinking. It then becomes obvious why the Gnostics revere Paul as “The Great Apostle”. Much of his writing is pure gnosticism. africawithin.com This is one of the earlier and best on-line articles I have found. Written in the 1800’s it is a century ahead of modern scholars but later research only confirms his basic premise. members.iinet.net.au A brief look at some of Paul’s writings. members.iinet.net.au This timeline may be what you were looking for. infidels.org G. A. Wells is one of the most conservative scholars to advance the case for the mythical Christ. One of the best works on the demise of the original mystical and spiritual Christianity and the rise of literalism is Alvin Boyd Kuhn’s Shadow of the Third Century available on-line at: members.tripod.com Not on-line but a good introduction to gnosticism is Elaine Pagel's The Gnostic Gospels. amazon.com