Having completed a detailed analysis (Beginning with the question: Who Was Marcion?) of the most likely content of the gospel associated with Marcion (the Gospel of the Lord, the Evangelion, or simply Ev), including a verse-by-verse discussion (Ev, Compared Verse by Verse With Luke), it is necessary to summarize the overall picture this gives us, not only as to the content of Ev, but also the likely content of the copies of Luke on which both Tertullian and Epiphanius depended for their comparisons. Both assume that Marcion was the author of Ev, and hence that Marcion had removed text from Luke to create Ev, but this is not assumed in the pages linked below, in which the differences are noted but no 'direction' is assumed.
To put this whole analysis into context it is important to examine the differences between Ev and Luke in detail. This website has so far examined these differences on a verse-by-verse basis, but the picture that emerges when taking an overall view still remains to be seen. Because Epiphanius summarizes the differences between Ev and Luke 1:1 – 5:13 in a manner very different to the way he deals with the rest of Ev it is convenient to split this ‘overall’ view of Ev at the same boundary:
Ev up to Luke 5:13: What do Tertullian and Epiphanius tell us about the early chapters of Ev?
Following these verses both Tertullian and Epiphanius fall into a consistent 'pattern' in their comments on Ev: Tertullian comments exclusively on the direct interactions between Jesus and other people, ignoring the details of any scene-setting (e.g. the details of Jesus' movements) and what else other people were doing around him. In contrast Epiphanius simply records in detail the exact differences that he saw between his texts of Ev and Luke.
Epiphanius: Omissions After v. 5:13: The 25 places where Ev did not contain text that Epiphanius saw in Luke.
Epiphanius: Differences After v. 5:13: The 12 places where Ev contained text different to that seen in Luke by Epiphanius.
Tertullian: Omissions and Differences: The 7 other places where Ev contained text different to that expected by Tertullian.
Other Differences: 17 places where Tertullian quotes text in Ev that he does not note as a difference, but is different to what we see in Luke.
Tertullian vs. Epiphanius: How much of Luke was not present in Ev? The differences between what Tertullian and Epiphanius report.
If you wish to skip the above discussions, go directly to the Conclusions
If you have any comments, questions, suggestions, etc. regarding Marcion or my analysis please email me at davidinglis2@comcast.net