It all started with our observation that Tatian's 'Diatessaron' (διὰ τεσσάϱων) was probably developed from an original Pythagoriean concept. Then we noticed that all the Alexandrian 'heretics' which predate Irenaeus took an interest in the Pythagorean Tetrad or Tetractys (Τετρακτύς). We couldn't help but notice Clement's identification of Philo of Alexandria as 'the Pythagorean.' The influence of Philo over Clement and earliest Alexandrian Christianity cannot be overstated. There is also the Alexandrian interest in numerology and letters evidence in material that Clement ultimately appropriates from the so-called 'Marcosians' (cf. Strom. 6.11, 17). There seems no end to the influence of Pythagoreanism, but then we come to the core Christian concept of a 'New Testament' κανών shared by heretics and 'orthodox' alike (but probably ultimately borrowed from the Marcionites).
It was probably Pythagoras himself who established certain 'rules' based on geometric proportion which in turn led to a 'canon' of writings. I wonder whether the obvious Pythagorean influence led to earliest Alexandrian Christianity identifying its διὰ τεσσάϱων (public gospel), διὰ πέντε (secret gospel) and διὰ πασῶν (Apostolikon consisting of eight letters) as 'canonical.' I guess we might never know ...
Stephan Huller has had a life long interest in religion and spirituality 
dating back to conversations with his grandfather, Gaston Frank. "He said we represent one of the last descendants of the Frankist Jewish faith in the world," he muses. "I grew up thinking that our family was something like the Last of the Mohicans."