The Apostle Paul, therefore, agrees with us in finding in heathen religions essential truth in connection with their errors.
The early Christian apologists often took the same view.

Thus Clement of Alexandria believed that God had one great plan for educating the world, of which Christianity was the final step.

He refused to consider the Jewish religion as the only divine preparation for Christianity, but regarded the Greek philosophy as also a preparation for Christ.

Neander gives his views at length, and says that Clement was the founder of the true view of history.[6] Tertullian declared the soul to be naturally Christian.

The Sibylline books were quoted as good prophetic works along with the Jewish prophets.