Marcionism
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Marcionism is a 2nd-century Christian theological movement that rejected the Hebrew Bible and taught a radical distinction between the God of the Old Testament and the God revealed by Jesus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcionism canonical | 5 |
| Marcionite canon | 1 |
| Marcionites | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian heresy
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Christian theological movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Epiphanius of Salamis
ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ Tertullian ⓘ proto-orthodox Christian leaders ⓘ |
| considered | major heresy in early Christianity ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
dualism between a just creator god and a higher good god
ⓘ
radical distinction between the God of the Old Testament and the God revealed by Jesus ⓘ rejection of the Hebrew Bible as Christian scripture ⓘ the Father of Jesus is a previously unknown supreme God of love ⓘ the God of the Old Testament is a lower, inferior deity ⓘ |
| declineTime | by the 5th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Marcion of Sinope ⓘ |
| hadOrganization |
distinct clergy and hierarchy
ⓘ
separate Marcionite churches ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
arose during debates over the Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
developed in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Manichaeism
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surface form:
Manichaeism (indirectly and controversially)
later dualist movements ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later Christian discussions of the Old Testament’s status
ⓘ
prompted the Great Church to clarify the Christian biblical canon ⓘ |
| opposedByDoctrine |
doctrine of continuity between Old and New Testaments
ⓘ
emerging catholic orthodoxy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptureExcluded |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
other New Testament writings later accepted by the Great Church ⓘ |
| scriptureUsed |
Marcionism
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marcionite canon
edited Gospel of Luke ⓘ ten Pauline epistles ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Asia Minor
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North Africa ⓘ Rome ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| startTime | 2nd century ⓘ |
| viewedScripture |
New Testament god as merciful and loving
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Old Testament god as legalistic and harsh ⓘ |
| viewOnCanon | held that most Christian writings were corrupted by Judaizing influences ⓘ |
| viewOnChristology | tended toward docetic views of Christ ⓘ |
| viewOnCreation | taught that the material world was created by the inferior Old Testament god ⓘ |
| viewOnEthics |
advocated strict asceticism
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discouraged or forbade marriage ⓘ encouraged rigorous moral discipline ⓘ often promoted celibacy ⓘ |
| viewOnJesus | taught that Jesus was sent by the good God, not by the creator god ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | rejected the Mosaic Law for Christians ⓘ |
| viewOnPaul | regarded Paul as the only true apostle ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marcionite canon
this entity surface form:
Marcionites