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The Gnostic perspective agrees with the general notion that Christianity was a new faith...or at least, was meant to be.
The Tanakh is a turd in the punchbowl, though...it has no business being with Christian scripture [OT], as the Abrahamic god was revealed by Christ to be no more omnipotent or omniscient than, say, Eric Cartman. Instead of being the Father, he's the misbegotten retarded bastard nephew of Christ.
Scripture also mentions that the talking snake was Christ in disguise, helping Eve pull one over on the idiot god. Mission accomplished: Adam acquired mental acuity which exceeded that of his pompous creation-committee manager.
Saul of Tarsus was another turd...
Irenaeus of Lyon can be blamed for the miserable selection of NT texts, deliberately censoring the good stuff as "heretic". Fucking asshole. Mary and Judas and Thomas and Phillip, and the rest of the gang, had some interesting and relevant things to say.
Anyway, "Bible and Faith Alone" Christians are in the awkward position of being not-quite-Jews and not-quite-Christians. The most enthusiastic of these are no better than Pharisees, whom, as I seem to recollect, Jesus the Avatar didn't like at all.
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