"Cyprianus Plebi Cartagini Consistenti" and the Origins of Donatism
Due to its strong condemnation of traditores within the church, the pseudo-Cyprianic letter Cyprianus plebi Cartagini consistenti has long been considered a late Donatist forgery. Such a diagnosis has largely sidelined the letter from serious academic consideration beyond supporting the Augustinian...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 433-461 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Epistula Ps. Cypriani ad plebem Carthaginensem
/ Authorship
/ Pseudepigraphy
/ Forgery
/ Donatism
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KDH Christian sects |
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| Summary: | Due to its strong condemnation of traditores within the church, the pseudo-Cyprianic letter Cyprianus plebi Cartagini consistenti has long been considered a late Donatist forgery. Such a diagnosis has largely sidelined the letter from serious academic consideration beyond supporting the Augustinian claim that the Donatists were willing to alter the Cyprianic corpus in order to advance their cause. In this article, I will offer both an English translation of this short document and a new interpretation as to its origin. Cyprianus plebi Cartagini consistenti is not, I argue, a Donatist forgery, but rather a misattributed early witness to the origins of the Donatist-Caecilianist schism. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2018.0040 |