Marcion

[ mahr-shuhn, -shee-uhn, -see-uhn ]

noun

1. a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.

Example Sentences

Going back still another hundred years we come to the times of the notorious apostate, Marcion.

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Such an identification doubtless led Marcion to alter the title in his copies.

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He regarded it as his special task to combat the views of Marcion, of Bardaiṣan and of Mani.

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This far the doctrine of Marcion is in strict agreement with the New Testament, though denounced as blasphemy by his opponent.

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Thirdly, Marcion had already taken the lead in forming Christian writings into a canon in the strict sense of the word.

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