Was Marcion a Docetist?: The Body of Evidence vs. Tertullian’s Argument

There is no credible evidence that Marcion was a docetist. Marcion’s alleged belief that Christ was a phantasm is found in accusations made by Tertullian, but these accusations are a form of reductio ad absurdum and not firsthand information on Marcion’s Christology. There are in fact remnants of da...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilhite, David E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2017
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2017, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-36
RelBib Classification:BF Gnosticism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B Marcion docetism Tertullian
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)