Recommended: Marcion and the Making of a Heretic

DMB

https://www.amazon.com/Marcion-Making-Heretic-Scripture-Century-ebook/dp/B00SYVZ5ZW 

Quite a hefty tome, and written by Judith Lieu (Cambridge). Logos has several of her volumes:

https://www.logos.com/search?query=author%3Alieu&sortBy=Relevance&limit=30&page=1&ownership=all&geographicAvailability=all 

She tends to concentrate in the 2nd century, and the church's development.

This book is recent (2015) .... I don't know how I missed it. Maybe the price came down.

Marcion is sort of an oddity. First, he was a PK (technically BK) ... he began on the inside. Second, he didn't propose to have spectacular authority (the Spirit, a bishop, prophesy). Basically, his arguments were his 'success' and indeed, he became a major player. So, much so, that his writings are preserved by his critics ... and surprisingly quite a few. 

But the other curiousity, is that the early 'fathers' made their apologetic arguments using the OT ... not Jesus (a little Paul thrown in). And this, after Jerusalem/Israel had been destroyed by the most hated of enemies. 

Marcion reversed course, denying the OT/YHWH and re-building on Paul, complete with an authorized canon. And a sizable portion of the church agreed.

So.  An excellent (and affordable) book on this whole 2nd century shift.  Recommended.

Bruce Dunning

You piqued my interest Denise. I'd love to see this in Logos.