The a-cosmic doctrine of Marcion and Paul's apocalypticism: theo-political implications
Whereas Paul's apocalypticism can be regarded as a highly political approach to the tirannical "powers of this world", Marcion, although a disciple of Paul's, cut the thread by preaching an a-cosmic doctrine, in which no trace of the Biblical god can be found. Still, marcion is n...
| Subtitles: | Roundtable discussion section: Anti-Judaism and political theology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2016]
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Political theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 289-296 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Marcion, Sinopensis ca. 2. Jh.
/ Judaism
/ Paul Apostle
/ Apocalypticism
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| RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism BH Judaism HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBQ Eschatology |
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| Summary: | Whereas Paul's apocalypticism can be regarded as a highly political approach to the tirannical "powers of this world", Marcion, although a disciple of Paul's, cut the thread by preaching an a-cosmic doctrine, in which no trace of the Biblical god can be found. Still, marcion is not anti-Semitic because his aggression is directed towards the god of the Old Testament, no towards the Biblical people of god, Israel. |
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| ISSN: | 1462-317X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10773525.2016.1186999 |