Rehabilitating Some Early Heretics: The Rhetoric of Heresy and Christian Diversity in the Second Century
This article examines the issue of orthodoxy and heresy in second-century Christianity. Through examination of the examples of Valentinus, Marcion, Montanus, and the movements connected to their heritage in later centuries, the nature of the relationship between these figures and other contemporary...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2022
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Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
Year: 2022, Volume: 98, Issue: 2, Pages: 313-330 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Valentinus, Gnosticus ca. 2. Jh.
/ Marcion, Sinopensis ca. 2. Jh.
/ Montanus, Phrygius ca. 2. Jh.
/ Heresy
/ Orthodoxy
/ History 100-200
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| RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | This article examines the issue of orthodoxy and heresy in second-century Christianity. Through examination of the examples of Valentinus, Marcion, Montanus, and the movements connected to their heritage in later centuries, the nature of the relationship between these figures and other contemporary Christians is discerned. These three alleged heretics likely never separated from the larger church in their lifetime. Their condemnation rather stems from conflicts with their alleged disciples. As teachers they were simply part of the lively theological debates in the second-century church. The division between orthodoxy and heresy in the church fathers should thus be viewed as a social construction rather than an apt description of the situation. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1423 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/ETL.98.2.3290793 |