Question

One of the earliest heretics, this thinker held that the God of Hebrew Bible and the God of Jesus were two different Gods. He was also the first to attempt at canonization of Christian writings by putting together 10 epistles of Paul and the Gospel of the Lord. Who is he?

Answer 1

Marcion of Sinope.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Marcion of Sinope was a respected member of the Roman church. However, he was later excommunicated and tagged as an 'heretic' when he presented his thoughts on Christianity.

• Marcion rejected the Old Testament stating that it had too many contradictions with the New testament. He made a distinction between the Supreme Creator, also the one who created Christ, and the Gods of Jews.

• He believed that the true gospel had been corrupted by other versions and tried to canonize Christian writings by putting together the 10 epistles of Paul and the Gospel of the Lord.