Tough Questions: How did the literalist interpretation of Christianity win out over that of the Gnostics?

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Q:  How did the literalist interpretation of Christianity win out over that of the Gnostics? A:  It didn’t.  The Gnostic “interpretation” came considerably later than the orthodox Christian teachings about Jesus.  In most cases, what we call Gnostic Christian writings were written 100 years (and in some cases 200-500 years) after the orthodox Christian writings…