ReconstructionComparison
For every verse of the book under comparison, see exactly which reconstructions include it — the True Testament alongside the leading academic editions. Drill from the chapter overview into the verse-level grid to see where we agree, where we differ, and what each reconstruction attests.
At a glance
Verses included by each sourceChapter overview
Tap a chapter to jump to its verse-by-verse breakdown.
Verse-by-verse comparison
Academic sources
- Matthias Klinghardt (2015)Das älteste Evangelium und die Entstehung der kanonischen Evangelien, 2 vols. (Francke, 2015); Eng. ed. The Oldest Gospel and the Formation of the Canonical Gospels (Peeters, 2021).
- Jason BeDuhn (2013)The First New Testament: Marcion's Scriptural Canon (Polebridge, 2013).
- Dieter T. Roth (2015)The Text of Marcion's Gospel (NTTSD 49, Brill, 2015).
- Mark Bilby (2025)Apostolos Reader's Edition: Greek–English, ed. Markus Vinzent & Jack Bull (Clavis Consulting, 2025); with Paul's Literary Metamorphosis: Translations of Marcion's Apostolos and Canonical Counterparts (2023).
- M. David Litwa (2026)Marcion's Bible: A Scholarly Rendition of the Antitheses, Gospel, and Apostolos (Independently published, 2026).
True Testament method
The True Testament is its own reconstruction grounded in the surviving 2nd–5th century witnesses (Tertullian, Adamantius, Epiphanius, Ephrem, and others). Where we include a verse the academic editions omit, the verse is supported by patristic citation or by Marcion's own structural logic discerning the original text — not by a vote of modern scholars.
How to read this
Comparison axis is canonical Luke numbering. TT inclusion is computed by mapping each True Testament section (Ev.) to its Luke reference, since the TT does not always number 1:1 with Luke. Where editions disagree, click into the verse to see exactly who attests what.