RT Article T1 The Dating of the Acta Carpi JF Vigiliae Christianae VO 75 IS 2 SP 205 OP 216 A1 Kozlowski, Jan M. 1978- LA English YR 2021 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1751543854 AB 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. K1 Marcus Aurelius K1 Passio Perpetuae K1 Martyrium Polycarpi K1 Acta Carpi DO 10.1163/15700720-12341417