Marcion of Sinope
Anatolian Christian theologian (c.85–c.160)
b. c. 21 Aug 85 · d. c. 160
Marcion of Sinope was a theologian in early Christianity. Marcion preached that God had sent Jesus Christ, who was distinct from the "vengeful" God (Demiurge) who had created the world. He considered himself a follower of Paul the Apostle, whom he believed to have been the only true apostle of Jesus Christ; his doctrine is called Marcionism. Marcion published the earliest record of a canon of New Testament books.
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- Philologus of Sinope child of · traditional
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Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Marcion is expelled at Rome