Why the descent in Capernaum matters
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:04 am
Isn't it correct to claim that a 'historical Jesus' was born from the Marcion's odium creationis ?
Giuseppe wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:45 am Capernaum as the first place touched by Jesus in the incipit of Marcion finds his direct explanation, according to the first commentary (Heracleon), in Capernaum being allegory of the lower heavens. It is easy to develop an entire story from a so simple "fact".
In Mark we don't find an equally simple explanation of why Capernaum.
ADDENDA:
It is easy also to see why the 'lower heavens' were placed precisely on earth, in 'Capernaum of Galilee', by Marcion. The 'lower heavens', for them, the archontic territory, had to be more deliberately confused by anti-demiurgists, with the earth itself, the creation of YHWH, to point out its evil nature. The notice that the Son of the Unknown Father descends directly on this earth, addressed to people who placed the original descent of Jesus "in the air" (=outer space), is not a good news for the consideration of this earth and this creation: it meant the equivalence, tout court, under the sign of an identical ontological negativity, between air and earth.
In syllogistic terms:
- 1) Jesus was crucified in outer space, where Satan rules.
- 2) Jesus is now said descended in Capernaum.
- 3) Heracleon: Capernaum means 'place of desolation', where Satan rules.
- 4) the earth itself is where Satan rules.
If the 'god of this world' is the creator himself, for Marcion, then it was logically 100% expected that the death of Jesus had to be placed by Marcion on this world, on this earth.
- 5) therefore: the creation itself is satanic, hence the creator (YHWH) is evil.