Many struggle with an apparent contradiction between the God of the OT contrasted with the NT. Marcion (cAD 85–160) attempted to distinguish between the NT’s ‘benevolent’ God and the ‘malevolent creator god’ of the OT. His early canon was rejected, and the ministry of Jesus accepted as the fulfilment of the OT narrative. So we are left with the picture of a God who exercises judgment and to whom the whole of creation is accountable.
