Marcionism

Target entity: Marcionism
Context triple: [Irenaeus of Lyons, opposed, Marcionism]

• A. Valentinianism
  Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
• B. Docetism
  Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
• C. Nestorianism
  Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine, historically deemed heretical by the mainstream church, that emphasizes a distinction between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ to the point of effectively positing two persons in Christ.
• D. Manichaeism
  Manichaeism was a major dualistic, syncretic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE that spread from the Roman Empire to China, blending elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
• E. Apollinarianism
  Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Marcionism
Target entity description: 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.

• A. Valentinianism
  Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
• B. Docetism
  Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
• C. Nestorianism
  Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine, historically deemed heretical by the mainstream church, that emphasizes a distinction between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ to the point of effectively positing two persons in Christ.
• D. Manichaeism
  Manichaeism was a major dualistic, syncretic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE that spread from the Roman Empire to China, blending elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
• E. Apollinarianism
  Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
• F. None of above. chosen