Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Christian heresy of the second and third centuries AD that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human.
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- noun Christianity An early Christian following akin to but distinct from
gnosticism which rejected the validity of theOld Testament and essentially denied theTrinity , regarding God the Father as an inferiordemiurge , and that Jesus had nothing to do with the First Person of theTrinity .
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- noun the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
Etymologies
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The first half is directed against Marcionism, which is defended by Megethius (who maintains three principles) and Marcus (who defends two).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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They are, so to speak, made for each other: the Old Testament is constituted in its very identity as "old" by the New Testament, and the same is true of their relation when seen the other way round: the New Testament is what it is only because of the Old. Neo-Marcionism
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Marcionism had been roundly defeated and was in decline.
Blind Faith? 2009
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Only Marcionism, the accusation that their god was a lower god, could elicit such a violent reaction.
Tacitus on Mythicism James F. McGrath 2010
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Thirdly my mind is blown by your belief that "only Marcionism, the accusation that their god was a lower god" would cause a riot among the Jews.
Tacitus on Mythicism James F. McGrath 2010
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In other words, Jesus' view of the kingdom of God is so utterly unJewish that it confirms that Marcionism came before 'orthodoxy.'
The Kingdom of God James F. McGrath 2010
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The synoptics clearly also have a layer of Marcionism being covered over by proto-orthodox revisionism just like John.
The Kingdom of God James F. McGrath 2010
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We find Marcionism then is still in the text of our canon even after the proto-orthodox thought they had expunged it!
Diglotting and Debunking Jesus Mythicism James F. McGrath 2009
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Then there was the Roman Emperor not liking Marcionism and creating the Catholic Church to edit all that material.
Diglotting and Debunking Jesus Mythicism James F. McGrath 2009
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I think Julia O'Brien has an excellent point, as I see it, that most people read the Bible through a filter a hermeneutic of love, per Augustine; crass dispensationalism, per a virulent from of evangelicalism; a modern version of Marcionism, per theological liberalism almost unawares.
Quote of the Day (Julia M. O'Brien) James F. McGrath 2009
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