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Marcion (Μαρκίων, Markiōn). Second-century ad teacher and perhaps the most infamous heretic in early Christianity. Marcion was a native of Pontus (now northern Turkey) who arrived in Rome around ad 140 and joined a church. After developing his own distinct theology and scriptural canon, he formed his own sect (later known as Marcionites) and planted congregations throughout the Mediterranean.

Marcion is best known for denying that the God of the Jewish Scriptures (for Christians, the Old Testament) was the same as the God of Christian Scriptures. His own scriptures were limited to one Gospel (Luke) and 10 letters of Paul. Marcion’s views about God, Christ, the canon of Scripture, and the relation between Judaism and Christianity prompted the early church fathers to clarify their positions on these issues.

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