Before revision: In religious contexts, the maxim continued to carry the same connotations that it had held for the early Christians, with the understanding that to know oneself was a either a route to, or synonymous with, knowledge of God.
After revision: In religious contexts, the manxim continued to carry the same connotations that it had held for the early Christians, with the understanding that to know oneself was a either a route to, or synonymous with, knowledge of God.