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Marcion of Sinope (/ ˈ m ɑːr k i ə n,-s i ə n /; Ancient Greek: Μαρκίων Σινώπης; c. 85 – c. 160) was a theologian in early Christianity. Marcion preached that God had sent Jesus Christ, who was distinct from the "vengeful" God who had created the world.
Marcion of Sinope (ca. 110-160 C.E.) was a Christian theologian who was excommunicated by the early church at Rome as a heretic; Nevertheless, his teachings were influential during the second century, and a few centuries after, thus forming a counter-point to emerging orthodoxy.
Marcionism was an early Christian dualistic belief system that originated with the teachings of Marcion of Sinope in Rome around 144 AD. Marcion was an early Christian theologian, evangelist, and an important figure in early Christianity. He was the son of a bishop of Sinope in Pontus.
May 1, 2024 · Marcion of Pontus was a Christian heretic. Although Marcion is known only through reports and quotations from his orthodox opponents, especially Tertullian’s Adversus Marcionem (“Against Marcion”), the principal outlines of his teaching seem clear. His teaching made a radical distinction between.
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Marcion was a heretic who taught that the god of the Old Testament was not the true God, but Jesus Christ revealed the higher God. He wrote the Gospel of the Lord and the Antitheses, and established a canon of his own with ten Pauline epistles.
This chapter examines Marcion of Sinope, a second-century Christian who separated from the Church in Rome and created a Marcionite community. It explores Marcion's views on Scripture, philology, philosophy, and his legacy in early Christian biblical interpretation.
Marcion was a second-century Christian heretic who rejected the Old Testament and most of the New Testament, and taught that the true God was unknown and alien to this world. He founded the Marcionite Church and influenced the formation of the New Testament canon.
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