To: olde north church
, the seed for Arianist belief was obviously the result of Hindu or Buddhist missionaries in the Middle East.
Actually I would have thought that Buddhist teachings were behind Gnosticism, not Arianism.
176 posted on
02/12/2005 9:37:24 PM PST by
Cronos
(Never forget 9/11)
To: Cronos; All
And what origin for the belief of one achieving Heaven/Nirvana through belief/pure thought/actions, etc.?
182 posted on
02/12/2005 9:47:21 PM PST by
olde north church
(Powerful is the hand that holds the keys to Heaven.)
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