the collection of Paul’s letters assembled by the second-century writer Marcion offer us a look into how Paul’s letters came to be regarded as Scripture. But the evidence for Marcion’s collectio

the collection of Paul’s letters assembled by the second-century writer Marcion offer us a look into how Paul’s letters came to be regarded as Scripture. But the evidence for Marcion’s collection is difficult to use, because we don’t know exactly what it included—all we know is what other early Christian writers said about it, and there is good reason to be suspicious about what they say because they did not like Marcion’s views about Jesus. Read the excerpt from Jason BeDuhn’s The First New Testament provided in class and prepare a paper summarizing the challenges associated with studying Marcion and the conclusions BeDuhn reached about Marcion’s Apostolikon. Conclude with a statement (about half a page) about why Marcion is significant for the study of Paul’s letters. The paper should be around five page in length.