Marcion's Gospel
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Marcion's Gospel is a 2nd-century Christian text, likely an edited version of the Gospel of Luke, used by the theologian Marcion to support his distinctive, dualistic interpretation of Christianity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcion's Apostolikon | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century Christian text
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apocryphal gospel ⓘ early Christian gospel ⓘ lost text ⓘ |
| accusedOf | being a mutilated Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Evangelion (in Marcionite usage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 140 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marcion of Sinope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical in mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 2nd century ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
reduction of connections to Jewish scripture
ⓘ
shorter than canonical Luke ⓘ |
| christology | strongly emphasizes Jesus' transcendence ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | proto-orthodox Christian writers ⓘ |
| controversialFor | its divergence from emerging catholic New Testament ⓘ |
| describedAs | edited version of the Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| emphasis | Jesus as revealer of a higher, previously unknown God ⓘ |
| genre | narrative gospel ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
study of early Christian canon formation
ⓘ
textual criticism of the New Testament ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| likelyBasedOn | Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernReconstructionBy |
Adolf von Harnack
NERFINISHED
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Dietmar Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason BeDuhn NERFINISHED ⓘ John Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| omits |
genealogy of Jesus
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infancy narratives of Jesus ⓘ many Old Testament quotations ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Apostolikon (Marcion's collection of Pauline epistles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | scriptural text in Marcionite canon ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Epiphanius of Salamis's writings
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Tertullian's writings NERFINISHED ⓘ other anti-Marcionite sources ⓘ patristic quotations ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Marcionite communities in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyClassification | Marcionite recension of Luke ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | whether it predates or postdates canonical Luke ⓘ |
| status | extant only in quotations and reconstructions ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | lost in its original form ⓘ |
| textualRelationship | Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Marcionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Marcion of Sinope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
supporting Marcion's dualistic theology
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supporting distinction between the God of the Old Testament and the God of Jesus ⓘ |
| viewOfJesus | largely non-Jewish in presentation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marcion's Apostolikon