Gnosticism provided a philosophical half-way house between paganism and Christianity

Evidence

Gnosticism afforded a half-way house between philosophic paganism and Christianity, for, while it honoured Christ, it thought ill of the Jews. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1266

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1266
• XREF: connects to: Ancient sceptics conformed to local custom while rejecting underlying beliefs — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 960

Library Connections

• Ancient sceptics conformed to local custom while rejecting underlying beliefs #complicates (0.35) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 960