Did Ancients Know the Testaments Were Pseudepigraphic?: Implications for 2 Peter

Richard Bauckham argues for the pseudonymity of 2 Peter on the basis of its genre. He argues that 2 Peter was written as a "testament" of Peter, and since other ancient Jewish testaments are clearly pseudonymous, 2 Peter’s testamental genre indicates its pseudonymity. Moreover, since it wa...

Полное описание

Сохранить в:  
Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Richards, E. Randolph 1958- (Автор) ; Boyle, Kevin J. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
Проверить наличие: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Загрузка...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Опубликовано: Eisenbrauns 2020
В: Bulletin for biblical research
Год: 2020, Том: 30, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 403-423
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Bibel. Petrusbrief 2. / Testamenta XII Patriarcharum / Pseudepigraphen / Псевдоэпиграфика / Авторство / Род / Завещание
Индексация IxTheo:HC Новый Завет
Online-ссылка: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Описание
Итог:Richard Bauckham argues for the pseudonymity of 2 Peter on the basis of its genre. He argues that 2 Peter was written as a "testament" of Peter, and since other ancient Jewish testaments are clearly pseudonymous, 2 Peter’s testamental genre indicates its pseudonymity. Moreover, since it was well known in antiquity that the testaments were pseudonymous, those who wrote them did not intend to deceive. Petrine authorship of 2 Peter is thus, in Bauckham’s words, a "transparent fiction." But did ancients know the testaments were pseudepigraphic? Bauckham provides no evidence. He only suggests that the pseudonymity of the testaments is so obvious that it was "self-evident." The authors of this paper examined ancient authors who cited material from the testaments or testamental-type material. They found no evidence the authors or their audiences knew the testaments were pseudepigraphic. Rather, they appear to cite the testamentary material as authentic, reliable, even authoritative material.
ISSN:2576-0998
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/bullbiblrese.30.3.0403