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...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Eisenbrauns
2020
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Bulletin for biblical research
Jahr: 2020, Band: 30, Heft: 3, Seiten: 403-423 |
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Bibel. Petrusbrief 2.
/ Testamenta XII Patriarcharum
/ Pseudepigraphen
/ Pseudepigraphie
/ Autorschaft
/ Gattung
/ Testament
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| IxTheo Notationen: | HC Neues Testament |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-0998 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/bullbiblrese.30.3.0403 |