The Martyrdom of Polycarp
The Martyrdom of Polycarp, if it were indeed authentic and datable to the mid-second century, would give us an important glimpse of developing attitudes to martyrdom in this period, and also offer corroboration of Irenaeus' claim to be in touch with apostolic teaching. A brief examination of th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2006
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The expository times
Year: 2006, Volume: 118, Issue: 3, Pages: 105-112 |
| Further subjects: | B
Death
Religious aspects
B POLYCARP, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna B Martyrs B Christian martyrs B MARTYRDOM in Christianity B Polycarp B Smyrna B Martyrdom B Apostolic Fathers B second century |
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| Summary: | The Martyrdom of Polycarp, if it were indeed authentic and datable to the mid-second century, would give us an important glimpse of developing attitudes to martyrdom in this period, and also offer corroboration of Irenaeus' claim to be in touch with apostolic teaching. A brief examination of the cases for and against this dating and the work's genuineness shows that, despite a number of odd features, especially the failure of Polycarp's trial to follow established Roman legal practice, there is still no compelling reason not to see it as a unified work, nor to date it any later than 156. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524606072683 |