To Each their Own Letter: Structure, Themes, and Rhetorical Strategies in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch. By Mikael Isacson. Pp. 238. (Coniectana Biblica New Testament Series, 42.) Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell, 2004. isbn 91 22 02070 5. Paper SK271

The seven letters generally attributed to Ignatius form a chapter in every history of dogmatics—a short and early one, as such panoramic volumes take no account of the discrepancies in content, style, and tone which have been vigorously adduced by those who challenge the integrity of the corpus. The...

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Main Author: Edwards, Mark 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2006
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 299-301
Review of:To each their own letter (Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell Internat., 2004) (Edwards, Mark)
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Summary:The seven letters generally attributed to Ignatius form a chapter in every history of dogmatics—a short and early one, as such panoramic volumes take no account of the discrepancies in content, style, and tone which have been vigorously adduced by those who challenge the integrity of the corpus. The present book, however, lays the accent on these variations, not to weaken confidence in the authorship of the letters, but to show that they were elicited by different circumstances and therefore tempered to the needs and sensibilities of different addressees. That is to say, they have the characteristics of true letters, and lend themselves to the critical approaches which have shaped the study of Paul in the last three decades.
ISSN:1477-4607
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj022