Marcion of Sinope
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Marcion of Sinope was a 2nd-century Christian theologian whose radical teachings, including a sharp distinction between the God of the Hebrew Bible and the God revealed by Jesus, led to one of the earliest major Christian heresies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcion | 2 |
| Marcion of Sinope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Marcion of Sinope Context triple: [Marcionism, foundedBy, Marcion of Sinope]
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Tatian
Tatian was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and theologian best known for compiling the Diatessaron, an influential early harmony of the four canonical Gospels.
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Eudoxius of Antioch
Eudoxius of Antioch was a 4th-century Arian Christian bishop and theologian who served as patriarch of both Antioch and Constantinople and played a prominent role in the Arian controversy within the early Church.
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Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Marcion of Sinope Target entity description: Marcion of Sinope was a 2nd-century Christian theologian whose radical teachings, including a sharp distinction between the God of the Hebrew Bible and the God revealed by Jesus, led to one of the earliest major Christian heresies.
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A.
Tatian
Tatian was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and theologian best known for compiling the Diatessaron, an influential early harmony of the four canonical Gospels.
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B.
Eudoxius of Antioch
Eudoxius of Antioch was a 4th-century Arian Christian bishop and theologian who served as patriarch of both Antioch and Constantinople and played a prominent role in the Arian controversy within the early Church.
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C.
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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D.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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E.
Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian heresiarch
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Christian theologian ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 2nd century ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 85 CE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
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Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canon |
collection of ten Pauline epistles
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edited version of the Gospel of Luke ⓘ excluded the Hebrew Bible from Christian scripture ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 160 CE ⓘ |
| declaredHeresyBy | proto-orthodox Christian church ⓘ |
| ethicalTeaching |
prohibition of marriage for clergy and advanced believers
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strict asceticism ⓘ |
| excommunicatedFrom |
Roman Christian community
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early Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Marcionite Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the New Testament canon
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early Christian heresiology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Marcionism
NERFINISHED
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dualistic theology ⓘ influence on early Christian debates about canon and doctrine ⓘ proposing one of the earliest Christian canons of scripture ⓘ rejection of the Hebrew Bible as Christian scripture ⓘ teaching a radical distinction between the God of the Hebrew Bible and the God revealed by Jesus ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the earliest major Christian heretics
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forced early Christians to clarify the relationship between Old and New Testaments ⓘ prompted the church to define a more fixed New Testament canon ⓘ |
| movement | Marcionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Marcion of Sinope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | shipowner ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irenaeus of Lyons
NERFINISHED
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Polycarp of Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman church leaders ⓘ Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | wealthy background ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
advocated a strict separation between law and gospel
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denied the true humanity of Christ ⓘ held a docetic view of Christ ⓘ rejected the authority of most Jewish-Christian traditions ⓘ rejected the idea that Christ fulfilled Old Testament prophecy ⓘ rejected the identification of the God of Jesus with the creator God of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ taught that the Father of Jesus was a higher, good, and merciful God ⓘ taught that the God of the Hebrew Bible was a lower, just, and legalistic deity ⓘ |
| writingsKnownThrough |
Irenaeus’s Adversus Haereses
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Tertullian’s Adversus Marcionem NERFINISHED ⓘ later patristic reports ⓘ |
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