Marcion: On the Restitution of Christianity

by R. Joseph Hoffmann

Book Overview

Hoffmann's Marcion was the first work after Harnack (1924) to call into question the patristic testimony concerning the "arch-heretic." In his work, Hoffmann challenged the conventional wisdom concerning the date, sources, and accuracy of reports on Marcion through careful and critical examination of patristic evidence. In Hoffmann's view, Marcion was the creator of the two-part canon. Theologically, his attempts to elevate Paul above the gospels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149829359X
• ISBN13: 9781498293594
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"