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Christian Texts and History • Re: Making sense of the Pauline Epistles

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How are those anti-Marcionite?
Genuine question or an invitation to argument?
"(2) Assume Good Faith."
Marcionites are said to have forbade alcohol.
"Are said to have" - citation? That's very weak to me because 1Tim says drink for infirmities:
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. (I Timothy 5:23 [KJV])
and otherwise repeatedly emphasises sobriety: 1Tim 3:2, 1Tim 3:11, Titus 1:8, Titus 2:2, Titus 2:4, Titus 2:6. I see nothing particularly anti-Marcion; if anything parts remind me of the Didache.

What I do see is the invoking of Jesus' name all through 1Tim and 2Tim and Titus, something the Faulines practically never do, so they are un-Fauline to me. I don't however see much citation of, or teaching ftom, the synoptics, unlike for example the Gospels of Thomas or Philip, so I don't see them as teaching what Christ taught
That's enough to answer my question. I am not looking to argue the point. I was offering references if you were unfamiliar with them. You can investigate it further yourself.

Statistics: Posted by Peter Kirby — Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:51 am



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