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*The whole system often appears to be a game of numerology, using the [[New Testament]] as the quarry for the numbers   

*The whole system often appears to be a game of numerology, using the [[New Testament]] as the quarry for the numbers   

*The overwhelming impression of most Gnostic works is vagueness, word-spinning and tedium. The "Hymn of Jesus" from ''The Acts of John'' is fetchingly cryptic.<ref name="Hart"/>

*The overwhelming impression of most Gnostic works is vagueness, word-spinning and tedium. The "Hymn of Jesus" from ''The Acts of John'' is fetchingly cryptic.<ref name="Hart"/>

*The common factor is imposing a foreign system on the biblical data{{#tag:ref|cf. [[Syncretism]]|group=note}}

*The common factor is imposing a foreign [belief] system on the biblical data{{#tag:ref|cf. [[Syncretism]]|group=note}}

*Preaching the pseudo-Christianity in the form of esoteric or secret knowledge, obsession with mysterious and interest in secret doctrines and rites

*Preaching the pseudo-Christianity in the form of esoteric or secret knowledge, obsession with mysterious and interest in secret doctrines and rites

==The Fundamentals and Traits of Gnostic Doctrine==

==The Fundamentals and Traits of Gnostic Doctrine==