A major movement in the early stages of Christianity was Marcionism, named after its founder Marcion of Sinope.

His philosophy was basically that the God of the Old Testament had absolutely no relation to Jesus Christ because the OT God was a "murdering, jealous and vengeful" God while Jesus was a "turn the other cheek" advocate. According to him, Jesus came from a Super God that was higher than the OT God.

Marcion's bible was composed of:

The Gospel of Luke minus everything that connected Jesus with the God of the OT, including the Nativity.

Ten epistles of Paul.

That's it! Zero Old Testament and the other Gospels he fired.

The Church labeled him a heretic. Was Marcion also an anti-Semite?

Based on what you posted?

No. Based on what anyone here who might have had studied it deeply knows. I just became aware of Marcionism the past few weeks. Apparently, he was seminal in the initiative by the early church to get agreement on what would make it into the Holy Bible.

I've not studied it deeply, but when this thread comes up on page 2 of a google search, it's reasonably likely that the statement is not broadly supported.

Anti-Judaic, certainly, but probably not anti-Semitic in the way we usually mean it.

Technically, an argument can be made that Marcion was not antisemitic; however, Marcion laid the foundations of antisemitism and supersessionism in Christianity. Aspects of Marcionism played a role in "Positive Christianity" ( which arguably isn't "Christianity" at all, if you were to ask some theologians/clergy/scholars from the Reformed tradition ). The more important question is: Why is Marcionism considered heretical by many devout followers of Yeshua, the Mashiach?

Because disagreement with establishment doctrine is the definition of heretical.

It doesn't really count as a question. Even less so as an important one.

Maybe you don't understand Marcionism and how fundamental the problem is. Do you see why?

It is heretical by definition. No problem there to be solved.

I guess we could round up all the Maronianists and burn them at the stake or something.

Damn, I googled it and I couldn't find even one organization based on Marcion. Their oath to celibacy (Marcion was a hypocrite on this from what I've learned) was a bad idea.

"Orthodox" means "straight thinking". Anything not orthodox is heretical. "Orthodox" according to whom? Answer: Irenaeus.

Turns out the Pauline Epistles didn't become known until 200 BCE, during Irenaeus time, decades after Marcion was already publishing them. Any chance he wrote them?

This kind of tracks with my view. As in, taken as literary characters there are substantial differences between the deities of the old and new testament. And that while far from perfect, the morality espoused and actions performed by the NT deity are far closer to my moral views than that of the OT deity.

At this level there is nothing anti-semitic. And while I think it is fairly silly, there is nothing anti-semitic about excising the OT from your canon. Heck, for a lot of practicing christians, there is a marked asymmetry in emphasis for the NT over the OT.

But this guy in particular? Sure he may have been a huge anti-semite. I have no idea.

Some speculations abound that Marcion may have been Luke. If true, this is very funny because the Orthodoxy criticized him for doctoring Luke. LOL

Also some speculations that he was Mark and that there was a chance he got hold of all of the Pauline epistles too, before everyone else, and then edited them his way.

Marcion could be the most influential person in the history of Christianity.

Well, if some people speculate it, then we might as well start making declarations (with the only hedging provided by "could be")!

If he got hold of the Pauline epistles he seems to have done a poor job making them sound marcionist

Tertullian and Irenaeus messed it up decades later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK9a...MLIipCJxBgGYDA

So by the logic of OP, are Hindus anti-Semites?

Anti-Semitism is racial animosity toward the Jews. "Semite" is not a religion. Marcion hated the Jews' god, not their race. I doubt the concept even existed at the time.