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Marcion

The Gospel of a Wholly Good God

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This book presents the life, thought, and work of Marcion in its historical, theological, ethical, and liturgical contexts. It distinguishes itself from its competitors by employing a new method: rigorously critiquing heresy reports by means of the testimony of Marcion's own scriptures. It devotes attention to the reliable reconstruction of those scriptures, arguing for the chronological priority of Marcion's Gospel over what is now known as canonical Luke.

It seeks to overthrow the common heresiological (and sometimes scholarly) portraits of Marcion as a ditheist, a docetist, a world-denier, requiring divorce, and deleting scripture. In so doing, it creates a new portrait of Marcion that is substantially different from everything that has come before.

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If in 1000 years, the only account left describing the life and times of Martin Luther King Jr. was written by William Buckley, then folks will have a very distorted perception of MLK. This book is an excellent and well written illustration of how this has happened to Church fathers. The conclusion is a wonderful call to action.

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Excellent book. I've been waiting for a scholarly book entirely about Marcion for years. It's so refreshing to get a viewpoint of the other side when the author isn't bias towards a figure to was on the wrong side of history. Lots to think about with what's been said here.

Heretic or Honest disciple?

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This is a worthwhile read, as Dr. Litwa cuts through the common condemnations of a 2nd century theologian who was simply pointing out the obvious character flaws of the Hebrew God as depicted in OT scriptures, and reveals how Marcion was simply honoring the Christ he experienced, who was the perfect imprint of the very being of the true God who’s main attribute is love.

I’m also glad this book was recommended to me, as it confirms my growing understanding that Tertullian sucks! ;)

Stand up for Marcion!

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I loved the fresh perspective on a very misunderstood topic. The only criticism I have is that Dr. L needs a better audio setup. I know he has a better one now because of his amazing YouTube channel!

Great work from a great scholar

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