For those studying Marcion, the earliest recoverable layers of Luke, or the formation of the Pauline corpus, I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on for several years: a new translation and reconstruction of the Marcionite Evangelion and Apostolikon, along with a digital platform designed to study these texts in a transparent and academically responsible way.

The translation is based on patristic witnesses (Tertullian, Epiphanius, Adamantius), early textual layers, and modern critical scholarship.

A few features may be of interest to those working on early Christian textual history:

1. The Translation & Scripture Reader

• Verse-by-verse layout of the reconstructed Evangelion and Apostolikon
• Full commentary toggle with source-based notes
• Patristic attestation indicators for each passage
• A comparison mode showing where later orthodox expansions appear
• Search, highlights, and export functions
• Notices where later canon inserted verses absent from Marcionite tradition

2. Apelles AI (Research Assistant)

A constrained AI trained on:

• the reconstructed translation,
• patristic citations,
• and established Marcion-scholarship.

It can answer contextual questions, show source links, explore variants, and help with textual or doctrinal analysis — without drifting into later theological assumptions.

3. Downloadable Texts

• Complete EPUB of the translation
• Individual books
• Options with or without commentary
• Versioned releases with transparent change logs

4. Analytical Tools

• Doctrine database showing how each position is grounded in the text
• Cross-references discovered through semantic analysis
• Progress and change tracking across releases
• Patristic verification tools

Purpose of sharing

There’s frequent discussion around Marcion’s text, the relationship between pre-canonical Luke and the Evangelion, and the earliest Pauline collections — but very few consolidated tools for examining the reconstructed text itself.

This project is meant to offer one such resource for anyone working in this area.

The project is accessible at:

truetestament.org

If anyone has questions about methodology, sources, or the reconstruction process, I’m happy to discuss.