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The God of This World
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This chapter treats Marcionite interpretations of 2 Corinthians 4:4. Marcion(ites) understood “the god of this world” (2 Cor 4:4) to be the creator because (1) this is one of the his known scriptural titles, (2) it accords with his well-known function (ruling the world, his creation), and (3) it concurs with his past actions (cognitive incapacitation, known from the reception history of Isa 6:9–10). To understand “the god of this world” as Satan runs into exegetical difficulties and in fact conflicts with key patristic interpretations. According to Marcion, the blinding “god of this world” was in cahoots with the blind “rulers of this world” who crucified Christ (1 Cor 2:8). This wicked alliance encouraged the idea that the creator was evil.
Title: The God of This World
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This chapter treats Marcionite interpretations of 2 Corinthians 4:4.
Marcion(ites) understood “the god of this world” (2 Cor 4:4) to be the creator because (1) this is one of the his known scriptural titles, (2) it accords with his well-known function (ruling the world, his creation), and (3) it concurs with his past actions (cognitive incapacitation, known from the reception history of Isa 6:9–10).
To understand “the god of this world” as Satan runs into exegetical difficulties and in fact conflicts with key patristic interpretations.
According to Marcion, the blinding “god of this world” was in cahoots with the blind “rulers of this world” who crucified Christ (1 Cor 2:8).
This wicked alliance encouraged the idea that the creator was evil.
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