Marcionism
Sign in to saveMarcionism was an early Christian dualistic belief system originating with the teachings of Marcion of Sinope in Rome around 144. Marcion was an early Christian theologian, evangelist, and an important figure in early Christianity. He was the son of a bishop of Sinope in Pontus. About the middle of the 2nd century (140–155) he traveled to Rome, where he joined the Syrian gnostic Cerdo.
Key facts
- Religion.name
- Marcionism
- Religion.image
- M.Sander - Marcion õpetamas.jpg
- Religion.caption
- Marcion teaching (Mart Sander, 2014)
- Religion.type
- Early Christian dualistic theology
- Religion.founder
- Marcion of Sinope
- Religion.founded_date
- c. 144 CE
- Religion.founded_place
- Rome
- Religion.theology
- Dualistic theology Jesus as spiritual savior sent by benevolent Supreme God Creator deity (Demiurge) as separate malevolent god Docetic Christology
- Religion.scripture
- Gospel of Marcion (modified Gospel of Luke) Ten Pauline epistles
- Religion.branched_from
- Early Christian church
- Religion.associations
- Early ChristianityGnosticism (disputed)
- Religion.defunct
- Survived until at least 3rd-4th centuries CE
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Schism within Marcionism
- Teachings
- Marcionite canon
- Comparison
- Reaction to Marcion by early Christians
- Islamic accounts
- Further scholarship
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Marcionism was an early Christian dualistic belief system originating with the teachings of Marcion of Sinope in Rome around 144. Marcion was an early Christian theologian, evangelist, and an important figure in early Christianity. He was the son of a bishop of Sinope in Pontus. About the middle of the 2nd century (140–155) he traveled to Rome, where he joined the Syrian gnostic Cerdo.
Marcion preached that the benevolent God of the Gospel who sent Jesus into the world as the savior was the true Supreme Being, different and opposed to the malevolent deity, the Demiurge or creator deity, identified with Yahweh in the Hebrew Bible. He considered himself a follower of Paul the Apostle, whom he believed to have been the only true apostle of Jesus.