Against Marcion, known as Adversus Marcionem, Tertullian's foundational polemical treatise, is a primary early Christian text arguing against Marcion of Sinope's rejection of the Hebrew scriptures and his dualist theology. Its authority is that of the earliest and most extensive surviving refutation of Marcionism, written by a near contemporary opponent, making it a crucial primary source for reconstructing Marcion's own now-lost teachings. Its limit is exactly that one sidedness: Tertullian is a hostile polemicist, not a neutral reporter of Marcion's views, so any reconstruction of Marcionism drawn from this text needs to account for that adversarial framing. Cite it for Tertullian's own argument; Marcion's actual teaching needs careful reconstruction across multiple hostile sources.
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Against Marcion, Adversus Marcionem, Tertullian's foundational polemical treatise, the top tier reflecting that it is the earliest and most extensive surviving refutation of Marcionism, a crucial primary source for reconstructing Marcion's own now-lost teachings, notwithstanding that Tertullian is a hostile polemicist rather than a neutral reporter, so any reconstruction of Marcionism from this text must account for that adversarial framing. NotesTertullian's foundational polemical treatise against Marcion's teachings.
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AuthorTertullian
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