Marcion: A New Perspective on his Life, Theology, and Impact

The main argument of the present article is that previous scholarship has turned Marcion's exegesis of Scripture upside down. He did not find the inspiration for his doctrine in the teachings of the Apostle Paul, it is the Old Testament and its portrait of an inconsistent, vengeful and cruel Go...

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Main Author: Moll, Sebastian 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2010]
In: The expository times
Year: 2010, Volume: 121, Issue: 6, Pages: 281-286
Further subjects:B Theological Education
B Apostles
B Canon
B Harnack
B Bible
B Bible. Old Testament
B Heresy
B Marcion
B Paul, The Apostle, Saint
B Old Testament
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Summary:The main argument of the present article is that previous scholarship has turned Marcion's exegesis of Scripture upside down. He did not find the inspiration for his doctrine in the teachings of the Apostle Paul, it is the Old Testament and its portrait of an inconsistent, vengeful and cruel God which forms the centre of his theology. Marcion does not understand the Old Testament in the light of the New, he interprets the New Testament in the light of the Old.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524609357510