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... information which Irenaeus alludes to (cited above). If you look carefully at the Carmen adversus Marcionitas not only does Irenaeus's allusion to Cerdo coming to Rome during the reign of the ninth bishop Hyginus, but Marcion clearly has taken the place of Marcellina in the succession list : Whom ...

... to be repeated chronological allusion in Adversus Haereses to specific bishops of the Roman Church whenever heresies are mentioned. For instance Cerdo: Cerdo was one who took his system from the followers of Simon, and came to live at Rome in the time of Hyginus, who held the ninth place in the ...

... all could follow, in the absence of texts. Here is the opinion of Irenaeus on Marcion: Marcion of Pontus [ Μαρκίων ὁ Ποντικὸς ] succeeded him [Cerdo], and developed his doctrine. In so doing, he advanced the most daring blasphemy against Him who is proclaimed as God by the law and the prophets, ...

... to emphasize their particular 'closeness to the apostles' in Church traditions [wikipedia] Marcion of Sinope (c. 85 – c. 160) taught by Cerdo? (in Rome?) The 'Marcion canon' - ten(?) parts of Luke, or 'Ur-Lukas'; aka the ' Evangelion '|' Euangelion '; or the 'Gospel of the Lord'; ten ...

... given to the lowest class of workmen and derived from κέρδος, “gain.” It is sometimes used with the addition of the name of the trade—e. g. sutor cerdo, “a cobbler”; cerdo faber, “a smith.” The name is also generically used in a contemptuous sense like the English “snob,” “cad,” etc. See Juvenal, ...

... name is preserved in the historical record. If we consider their means, motive, and opportunity. Who are our prime suspects? Marcion? Cerdo? Cephas? Ebion? Clement? Simon? Basilides? Paul? Cerinthus? Justin? Mark. Or at least the author now lost to us but who was much later labelled ...

... name is preserved in the historical record. If we consider their means, motive, and opportunity. Who are our prime suspects? Marcion? Cerdo? Cephas? Ebion? Clement? Simon? Basilides? Paul? Cerinthus? Justin? Mark. Or at least the author now lost to us but who was much later labelled ...

... name is preserved in the historical record. If we consider their means, motive, and opportunity. Who are our prime suspects? Marcion? Cerdo? Cephas? Ebion? Clement? Simon? Basilides? Paul? Cerinthus? Justin? Mark. Or at least the author now lost to us but who was much later labelled ...

earlydude wrote:. Who are our prime suspects?

Marcion? Cerdo? Cephas? Ebion? Clement? Simon? Basilides? Paul? Cerinthus? Justin?

How about the obvious.


John the Baptist.

That's is your historical origin and foundation.

... name is preserved in the historical record. If we consider their means, motive, and opportunity. Who are our prime suspects? Marcion? Cerdo? Cephas? Ebion? Clement? Simon? Basilides? Paul? Cerinthus? Justin? A number of key people could have have contributed to the development of the ...