Marcion, of course, is said not to have this status as a "apostolic." So in a sense, Irenaeus was in a unique position to correct the Marcionite gospel as it was written by someone (= Luke) who was of the same rank "a disciple of the Apostles" as Irenaeus but not Marcion who was not a disciple of the Apostles. Irenaeus could "correct" Marcion's copy of Luke's (alleged) gospel.Now faith occasions this for us; even as the Elders, the disciples of the Apostles (presbyteri apostolorum discipuli) have handed down to us.
Irenaeus Puts Himself and his Contemporaries on the Same Level as the Author of the Marcionite Gospel
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Irenaeus Puts Himself and his Contemporaries on the Same Level as the Author of the Marcionite Gospel
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