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Where is this information derived from? It is not unlikely that it also came from Bahira who may have quoted [[w:gnosis|gnostic]] sources which he might have had access to. Indeed, there are many old gnostic scriptures which claim that not the Christ himself but somebody else (like Simon from Cyrene) was crucified. Many of the most interesting gnostic texts belong to the [[w:Nag Hammadi library|Nag Hammadi]] collection, which was discovered in 1945. | Where is this information derived from? It is not unlikely that it also came from Bahira who may have quoted [[w:gnosis|gnostic]] sources which he might have had access to. Indeed, there are many old gnostic scriptures which claim that not the Christ himself but somebody else (like Simon from Cyrene) was crucified. Many of the most interesting gnostic texts belong to the [[w:Nag Hammadi library|Nag Hammadi]] collection, which was discovered in 1945. | ||
The Christology of many of these texts is quite different from the recognized canonical tradition and even | The Christology of many of these texts is quite different from the recognized canonical tradition and even further away from the Qur'anic standpoint. | ||
One of the ancient gnostic texts of the Nag Hammadi collection is "The second Treatise of the Great Seth", which may have been written at the end of the second century. Thus, it was written long before the Qur'an. Here is a quote: | One of the ancient gnostic texts of the Nag Hammadi collection is "The second Treatise of the Great Seth", which may have been written at the end of the second century. Thus, it was written long before the Qur'an. Here is a quote: | ||