Marcion by Sebastian Moll. Recommended by Tabor
This is a long post where the majority of the sources are by Dr. James Tabor and follow the first by Dr. Sebastian Moll. Talking Points about Marcion from the material below:
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Gnostism: Paul and Marcion?
9/1/2026 – This post contains two Claude.ai prompts/responses as to the influence of gnostism on or by Paul and Marcion. This is a followup to the very long “conversation” with Claude that is contained in the two previous posts. Prompt – Those beliefs seem to me to sound a lot like Paul’s teachings. Do critical […]
Continue ReadingGnosticism, Christianity, & Platonic Afterlife Theology
This is a very long post beginning with a BSA post titled Gnosticism 101 by Keith P. Myers then followed by multiple Claude.ai’s comments about Keith’s explanation and then how christianity, plantonism, and other beliefs evolved. Jump to “popular modern Christianity has drifted toward a Platonic/Gnostic escape-eschatology“
Continue ReadingComparative Canon Lists: Marcion to Trent
7/12/2026 – From Claude.ai Comparative Canon Lists: Marcion to Trent I. Marcion’s Canon (Evangelion + Apostolikon) II. Muratorian Fragment III. Origen (Homilies on Joshua, etc.) IV. Athanasius, 39th Festal Letter V. Council of Rome (under Damasus I) VI. Synod of Hippo / Councils of Carthage VII. Council of Florence (Session 11, Bull Cantate Domino) VIII. […]
Continue ReadingMarcion: An Overview by James Tabor
7/9/2026 – This post is a Claude.ai produced summary of two papers/essays by Dr. James Tabor. The PDF versions of those papers are in the Marcion directory in Dropbox. Sources: James Tabor, “Marcion of Sinope” (based on Robert M. Grant, Augustus to Constantine, Harper & Row, 1970) and “Marcion and the Pauline Letters: Did Marcion […]
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The italicized text below immediately after the bullet is from Bart Ehrman’s post Early Christian Docetism, September 28, 2015. The text following that line is from another of his posts at the cited link. From the surviving documents of the period, there appear to have been five major competing Christologies (= understandings of who Christ […]
Continue ReadingFive Major Competing Christologies
From Bart Ehrman’s post Early Christian Docetism, September 28, 2015. From the surviving documents of the period, there appear to have been five major competing Christologies (= understandings of who Christ was) throughout the Christian church, and I will devote a post or two to each of the first four.
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A Phantom Jesus: The Teachings of the Second-Century Marcion by Bart Ehrman. Includes an extract “Here is how I explain his views in my book How Jesus Became God.” Bart says in his post: Another Post by Bart Ehrman – Paul’s “Gospel” and Marcion Why did Marcion think that Luke’s Gospel in particular was the one […]
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