Yeah I was not referring to Paul to suggest that he was real and things happened totally as he said. Just that it's theological writing that points to a very different origin of Jesus.
Marcion of Sinope is an intriguing figure. He had a lot of influence on the gospel, because basically he made his own gospel, so the people who espoused the Catholic tradition were like "OH SHIT! We need our own gospel, or we're going to lose followers!" ...And they included some of what Marcion had because they wanted to tempt his followers.
History is fun!
Marcion of Sinope is an intriguing figure. He had a lot of influence on the gospel, because basically he made his own gospel, so the people who espoused the Catholic tradition were like "OH SHIT! We need our own gospel, or we're going to lose followers!" ...And they included some of what Marcion had because they wanted to tempt his followers.
History is fun!
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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