Justin Martyr and the Authorship of the Earliest Anti-Heretical Treatise
Justin Martyr is commonly regarded as the "inventor of heresy," an assessment that is based to a considerable extent on his authorship of the earliest-known, now lost anti-heretical treatise mentioned in Justin's First Apology 26. Justin's authorship of this treatise has often b...
| Published in: | Vigiliae Christianae |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae
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| IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Justin Martyr
B heresiology B First Apology B Heresy B Marcion B Syntagma (linguistics) |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Justin Martyr is commonly regarded as the "inventor of heresy," an assessment that is based to a considerable extent on his authorship of the earliest-known, now lost anti-heretical treatise mentioned in Justin's First Apology 26. Justin's authorship of this treatise has often been assumed, but rarely argued, and it has been contested by a number of scholars. This study evaluates the grammatical, literary, and historical aspects of this question and argues, against recent claims to the contrary, that the hypothesis that Justin was involved in the production of this important document best accommodates the available evidence. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341342 |