{"product_id":"the-testamentum-the-first-christian-holy-bible-paperback","title":"The Testamentum: The First Christian Holy Bible - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcionite Church Of Christ\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTestamentum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas assembled and transcribed by Marcion of Sinope around 128 C.E. It stands as the first codified Christian Biblical canon, nearly 300 years before the compilation of the standard Biblical canon adopted by most mainline Christian denominations today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike later Bibles shaped by the emerging Catholic tradition, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTestamentum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas not divided into \"Old\" and \"New\" testaments. It was dramatically shorter, purer in focus, and uncompromising in its theological coherence. Its brevity reflected its precision. It contained only those writings proclaiming the Good News of the previously unknown God revealed through Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marcionite Christians held that the Hebrew Bible-and the god portrayed within it-was incompatible with the gospel of Jesus and Paul. The wrathful, tribal deity of the Hebrew Scriptures, Yahweh, stood in opposition to the loving Father revealed by Christ. The two could not be reconciled. Marcion rejected the Hebrew Bible entirely, asserting that its inclusion in the Christian canon only produced confusion and distortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcion taught that Jesus did not come to fulfill the Hebrew law but to abolish it. He believed that Jesus came not from Yahweh, but from the true God, one unknown to the prophets and patriarchs. This theological rupture defined the Marcionite worldview and shaped the contours of their canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTestamentum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas divided into distinct but unified sections. The first was the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvangelicon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, or Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, received through Paul. It presents a pristine account of Christ's teachings, free from the Judaizing interpolations of the later Gospels. Next came the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eApostolicon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a collection of ten Pauline Epistles: Galatians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Romans, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, Laodiceans (Ephesians), Colossians, Philemon, and Philippians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntilegicon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eincluded four disputed Pauline letters: Titus, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Alexandrians (Hebrews) . Though treated with caution due to questionable authorship, they were preserved for study and pastoral use, always secondary to the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eApostolicon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003eTo enrich spiritual life and worship, the Marcionite tradition preserved additional writings. The \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsalmicon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003econtained forty psalms, making it the earliest known Christian hymnbook. These psalms offered poetic theology centered on the grace of the true God and the redemptive mission of His Son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomileticon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efeatured Marcion's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomily to Diognetus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the earliest surviving Christian apologetic works. It reflects Marcion's theological clarity and pastoral zeal. In this work, Marcion defends the distinction between the Father of Jesus Christ and the god of the Hebrews with philosophical depth and rhetorical elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSynaxicon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecompiled seven pastoral letters written by Marcion: Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, Romans, Philadelphians, Smyrneans, and the letter to Metrodorus. These epistles show the devotion, structure, and missionary focus of the Marcionite Church. They offer insight into the early Pauline congregations that remained faithful to the gospel of liberty, rejecting the legalism creeping into other communities. They also demonstrate the robust ecclesial identity of the Marcionite movement, with its own bishops, liturgies, and spiritual disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcion's canon rejected the entire 46-book \"Old Testament\" as well as the gospels, acts, and letters that would later form the 27-book \"New Testament.\" These later texts were seen as reactions to his radical purity-a reassertion of Jewish influence over the faith. The \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTestamentum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eremains the earliest and most coherent expression of the gospel as proclaimed by Paul: a Christianity unburdened by law, liberated by grace, and devoted to the one true God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51869843816736,"sku":"9798364126931","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/X5GmJCjzDq9798364126931.webp?v=1781705553","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-testamentum-the-first-christian-holy-bible-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}