Gnostic timeline reversed?

But that was around 320AD, so much went before. Even then, there was no firm agreement. If you look, there is still no single canon today. For example, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church, one of the oldest of the Christian churches, has two canon, a smaller one that has the same 27 books and a larger one that includes 8 additional books. The Syrian Canon excludes 2 ^nd. Peter, John 2 & 3 and all of Revelations.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Actually, parts of the Gnostic writings are included in every canon. If you look at the history of Marcion, one of the most significat of the Gnostic leaders after Cedro, his canon was built arount the Pauline Epistles and Luke. The big issue was that during his redaction, he eliminated as many references to the OT as possible. In fact, many of the modern conservative Christian Sects, particularly many of the more fundamental ones, follow a very gnostic tradition.They see the Pauline Epistles, the secret knowledge found in Revelations, and the concept that the GOD of the OT is unknowable as part of their faith base. They believe that there is secret knowledge found in such works, known only to the faithful, only to the few saved, that is unavailable to the masses.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Again, you are simply evading many of the issues by dancing around them.Gnostics were Christians.If you research the Gnostic canon you will find the Pauline Epistles and Luke were included.Gnostics were very much a part of the early church, some even Bishops.The difference was not in the writings themselves but in the underlying theology, the interpretations. The Gnostics used and accepted many, most even, of the books of the New Testament.The fact that you fail to see the connections does not mean they are not there. That is exactly the answer that a Gnostic would make.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion