I have recently been asking whether the God of the New Testament is the same as the God of the Old. In my reading of the two documents I find a distinct change of emphasis - e.g. the contrast between Old polygamy and New monogamy. This morning I find the opinion of Marcion (obit circa 160) that the demiourgos who created the world has been entirely superceded by a superior God, the Father of Jesus. I paraphrase in a satisfactory summary: the God of Battles is overcome by the God of Love.
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