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Synoptic Gospels. Elaine Pagels has noted the influence of sources from Hellenistic Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Middle Platonism on the Nag Hammadi texts. Since the 1990s, scholars have debated whether "Gnosticism" is a form of early Christianity; an artificial category created by early orthodox Christians to label heresies; or a distinct

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