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*buzzer noise* Wrong!The Gnostic Gospels all predate the New Testament. The NT is just a Copy of the Gospel of Thomas with narrative added.
There are differing schools of thought on the dating of the original versions of these gospels.*buzzer noise* Wrong!
The Gnostic Gospels were written, at earliest, the 2nd century. The books that make the NT were written, at latest, the 2nd century.
Read Irenaeus.
There are differing schools of thought on the dating of the original versions of these gospels.
Other scholars with a deeper focus on pagan and Jewish literature of the period tend to date primarily based on the type of the work:
1. There is a substantial body of literature about the teachings of the savior which were originally part of the Jewish wisdom movement.
2. Gnostic gospels (like the Odes of Solomon) could then date as early as from 200-100 BCE.
3. The Gospel of the Lord can be unquestionably dated to at or before Marcion. Marcion's gospel predates the canonical Luke and was in use in Pauline churches.
4. Documents with a Sethian influence (like the Gospel of Judas, or outright Sethian like Coptic Gospel of the Egyptians can be dated substantially later than 40 and substantially earlier than 250.
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