Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For centuries, Christians have debated how the New Testament was formed—but what if the earliest New Testament wasn't the one found in modern Bibles?


In this fascinating interview, New Testament scholar Dr. David Litwa argues that Marcion produced the earliest known New Testament in the 140s AD, decades before our earliest surviving manuscripts. He explains why Marcion's Bible may preserve an earlier version of Luke, why the Muratorian Canon could be a later forgery, and how the battle over the biblical canon shaped Christianity forever.

Topics include:

- Did Marcion create the first New Testament?
- The earliest Christian canon
- Gospel of Luke and Proto-Luke
- Canon formation
- The Muratorian Fragment controversy
- Paul's letters and Marcion
- Why the canon debate lasted centuries
- David Litwa's reconstruction of Marcion's Bible
- How the New Testament evolved

Whether you agree with Marcion or not, this discussion explores one of the most controversial questions in biblical scholarship.

Guest: Dr. David Litwa
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