The Dating of the Acta Carpi
Abstract In the scholarly discussion on the dating of the Acta Carpi , two main proposals were hitherto formed: either II or III c. CE . The article argues that the earlier dating is probable. The Acta Carpi show many parallels with the Martyrium Polycarpi which can be best explained by a direct rel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-216 |
| Further subjects: | B
Passio Perpetuae
B Acta Carpi B Marcus Aurelius B Martyrdom of Polycarp |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Publisher) |
| Summary: | Abstract In the scholarly discussion on the dating of the Acta Carpi , two main proposals were hitherto formed: either II or III c. CE . The article argues that the earlier dating is probable. The Acta Carpi show many parallels with the Martyrium Polycarpi which can be best explained by a direct relationship between the two texts. Since the Acta Carpi betray more archaic features than the Martyrium Polycarpi , which in light of recent studies should be dated to the end of the second century, it is inferred that the Acta Carpi were written in the II c. CE , most probably in the years 166–168. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341417 |
