Project Gutenberg 2023-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 232 Legge, Francis 1853 1922 Legge, F. (Francis) Legge, George Francis Forerunners and rivals of Christianity : $b being studies in religious history from 330 B.C. to 330 A.D., Vol. 1 (of 2) $aCambridge :$bUniversity Press, $c1915. The conquests of Alexander -- The Alexandrian divinities -- The origin of Gnosticism -- Pre-Christian Gnostics: the Orphici -- Pre-Christian Gnostics: the Essenes -- Pre-Christian Gnostics: Simon Magus. Wouter Franssen, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity: Being Studies in Religious History" by F. Legge is a scholarly historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores documents crucial for understanding the origins and developments of Christianity, highlighting lesser-known religious movements and texts. Its focus is on the interplay between early Christianity and its contemporaries, including various Gnostic sects and Eastern religions. The opening of the work introduces the author's intent to compile and elucidate documents that, while previously translated, remain obscure and misunderstood in contemporary discourse. Legge expresses his desire to foster a clearer understanding of these religious fragments by providing context and commentary, which he believes will clarify their significance. He acknowledges the challenges presented by historical interpretations and notes his efforts to make these texts accessible to both scholars and the general public. Through his methodical approach, he aims to shed light on the diverse influences that shaped early Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/forerunnersrival01legguoft 20210319123507legge 1915 GB Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christianity and other religions Religions BR Text Category: History - Religious 956906 2025-06-28T08:51:46.628088 text/html 938207 2023-08-10T15:08:50 text/html 569958 2025-06-28T08:52:01.947961 application/epub+zip 580052 2025-06-28T08:51:49.523999 application/epub+zip 426711 2025-06-28T08:51:48.059035 application/epub+zip 831524 2025-06-28T08:52:09.793925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697383 2025-06-28T08:52:00.618958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656745 2025-06-28T08:51:44.265024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656774 2023-08-10T15:08:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17135 2025-06-28T08:52:09.952950 application/rdf+xml 11303 2025-06-28T08:51:48.407049 image/jpeg 2502 2025-06-28T08:51:48.234028 image/jpeg 482301 2023-08-10T15:08:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 536627 2025-06-28T08:51:46.692042 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog