The first Gospel: surprise, indifference or hostility?

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Re: The first Gospel: surprise, indifference or hostility?

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Giuseppe wrote:@iskander
Is that what Marcion says?
So Sebastian Moll would answer your question (I can accept it):
As far as his personal development was concerned, Marcion’s soul appeared to be infested by a fanatical hatred of the world. We do not know what caused this immense feeling of hatred, but we do know that he was so tormented by it that he needed an explanation for all the evil in the world, or, more precisely, he needed someone to blame for it. Again, we do not know at which point of his life this search ended for him, but we do know the result of this search: Marcion found someone responsible in the form of the Creator. While blaming the (negative) status of the creation on the Creator is not actually an original idea, Marcion did not simply have an anonymous Creator in mind; he specifically blamed the God of the Old Testament.
http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/mol358031.shtml

So, Marcion is an irrational hater. :thumbup:
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