Heretical Christianities (eBook)

Exploring the Ebionites, Marcionites, and the Lost Doctrines That Shocked Orthodoxy

Early Christian Sources (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
The Library of Alexandria (Verlag)
978-1-80421-756-6 (ISBN)

Infos

What if early Christian "e;heretics"e; preserved alternative visions of Jesus-Jewish, purely gracious, or prophetically inspired-before official orthodoxy took shape?This anthology presents fragments of the Ebionites' Jewish-Christian gospel, Marcion's radical canon, and oracles from the Montanist "e;New Prophecy."e; Updated for modern readers, these texts reveal communities that clashed with mainstream leaders yet influenced the theology, worship, and scriptural boundaries we take for granted today.Included Texts:Gospel of the Ebionites & Fragments of Jewish-Christian SectsMarcion's Edited Luke & Pauline Summaries (Patristic Reconstructions)Montanist Oracles - Priscilla and Maximilla's prophecies.Epistle of the Apostles & Patristic Excerpts - Early refutations and context.What You'll Discover Inside:A More Jewish Jesus? - Ebionite dietary laws, rejection of sacrifice, the role of the Torah.Marcion's God of Pure Grace - A stark divide from the "e;inferior"e; Old Testament creator.Prophetic Frenzy vs. Church Order - Montanist oracles challenging hierarchical authority.The Formation of the Canon - How these debates forced decisions on scripture and doctrine.Meet the "e;heretics"e; who shaped orthodoxy by forcing early Christianity to define its boundaries. Consider their provocative ideas-and why they ultimately lost favor.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.6.2025
• Übersetzer: Tim Zengerink
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• ISBN-10: 1-80421-756-5 / 1804217565
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80421-756-6 / 9781804217566