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I know you say that, but haven't demonstrated it, nor much bothered to support it.

If you think it "not worth considering" then you haven't done open-minded research.

I could say more about the M. O. Wise book, and I could note differing ancient views about Alexander Jannaeus, whether he was good ("called by the name of truth") at first but (soon) turned bad, or whether he was bad at first but (eventually) turned good. But, for now, I will offer another...

Putting aside, for now, whether Marcion had four gospels, the option that he modified gLuke for his proposed canon--accepted canons ordinarily being formed and agreed by more than one person--is surely possible.

Whether you could, if they let you, talk to MI6, but you cannot speak with ancient Christians, so?
They knew who it referred to.
If you have a different, alternate, reading, what is that?

Giuseppe, you may feel "justified to suspect" as you wish, but the fact remains that several scholars of various backgrounds interpret Marcion as having altered a pre-existing gLuke.

Charles, my post explicitly addressed Hasmonean history.

Also by Abner of Burgos.

Teacher of Righteousness was mentioned by Karaites, and not only by them.

Andrew, as you know, we don't have all traditions that were available to some ancients. For example, text finds near Jericho mentioned by Origen (and that same find may have also been later mentioned by Joseph [of Tiberias?] in Hypomnestikon and also the many texts mentioned by 9th-century Timothy I...