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\u201cSethian or Classic Gnosticism developed as a result of the efforts of educated Jews interested in making sense of their traditions. They did this, not by rejecting their traditions wholesale, but by applying to them a new hermeneutic, whereby their ancestral traditions were given a radically new meaning. The result was, in effect, the creation of a new religion\u201d<\/span> (Birger Pearson, Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions And Literature<\/a>\"\"<\/em> (Minneapolis: Fortress. 2007) p.132).<\/div>\n
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