Die recensio longior des Corpus Ignatianum

Brennecke, Hanns Christof

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“…Although the authenticity of the Ignatian letters has been disputed since at least the seventeenth century (Schoedel 1992; Barnes 2008: 119-22; Cobb 2017: 181-85; Hartog 2018), the debate has received renewed energy since the late 1990s and shows few signs of slowing. While Ignatian scholars have continued to study the various textual recensions in which Ignatius’s letters are found (e.g., Smith 2006; Stewart 2013: 111-34; Cobb 2017; Gilliam 2017; Brennecke 2018), the ongoing discussion about date and authorship interrupts the consensus that Ignatius’s letters are authentically Ignatian and date to the early second century. This consensus was worked out in large part by Theodor Zahn (1873: 491-541; see also Gebhardt, Harnack, and Zahn 1876: v-xiii) and J.B.…”

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The Date and Authenticity of the Ignatian Letters: An Outline of Recent Discussions

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2020

Currents in Biblical Research

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This article examines recent studies of the date and authenticity of the letters of Ignatius of Antioch. Although the debate has a long history, this article focuses on the most recent period of this debate—from roughly 1997 through 2018. While not wanting to diminish the differences between contributors to this debate, three general views can be adduced. This article begins by highlighting the major players and formative contributors to each view. Of particular note in this most recent phase of debate is the separation of the date of the letters from the question of their authenticity. The article next turns to consider the primary pieces of evidence that are utilized when considering Ignatius’s date: the historical value of the Eusebian evidence, the possibility of interpolations within Polycarp’s Philippians, and Ignatius’s interactions with Second Sophistic rhetoric. The conclusion inquires about whether there is other evidence that might be utilized to aid scholars in dating and evaluating the Ignatian letters more securely.

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The Date and Authenticity of the Ignatian Letters: An Outline of Recent Discussions

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Die recensio longior des Corpus Ignatianum

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The Date and Authenticity of the Ignatian Letters: An Outline of Recent Discussions

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