marcosians

Updated: June 1, 2025

Irenaeus also had before him a number of writings some, e.g. the works of the Marcosians, in addition to those that have been discussed in the course of this work in which our Gospels are largely quoted, and which, to say the least, were earlier than his own time of writing. The opinions therefore to which he gives expression in his works of this date were no doubt formed at a earlier period.

William Sanday - The Gospels in the Second Century: An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion'

A confusing element in the whole question is that to which we have just alluded in regard to the Gospel of the Marcosians. It is often difficult to decide whether a writer has really before him an unknown document or merely a variant text of one with which we are familiar.

William Sanday - The Gospels in the Second Century: An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion'