#1 - to act as if gnosticism is early, since it's not; the earliest discernible references are from the first half of the 2nd c. (and most of the New Testament was written in the 1st c., some in the early 2nd c.).
#2 - to ignore how significant Paul was in shaping the religion that forms the basis of the one we've inherited, without him sticking up for doing away with dietary laws circumcision etc. a successful mission to the Gentiles would have been inconceivable.
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