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• Egyptian religion.<br />
RESURRECTION AND REINCARNATION<br />
M.M.NINAN<br />
In that sense it existed long before Christianity. But it got a push with the<br />
resurrection of Jesus when it syncretised Christianity with Platonic thoughts.<br />
This danger always remained within Christianity especially as Christianity<br />
became a successful religion based on individual rebirth. Gnostic groups<br />
apparently became very strong within Christianity and they use Christian titles,<br />
as well as the Jewish/Christian scriptures. The movement reached a high<br />
point of development during the 2d century AD in the Roman and Alexandrian<br />
schools founded by Valentius. In fact a large number of Gnostic scriptures<br />
based on the life and teachings of Jesus came to be written.<br />
The Gnostic Gospels are a collection of about fifty-two ancient texts based<br />
upon the teachings of several spiritual leaders, written from the 2nd to the 4th<br />
century AD. These includes: Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Mary, Gospel of<br />
Truth (Nag Hammadi Library) Gospel of Philip (Nag Hammadi Library) and the<br />
Gospel of Judas.<br />
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