The Epistula Apostolorum: An Asian Tract from the Time of Polycarp
Despite a clear preference for Egypt on the part of many recent scholars, a review of the evidence shows that Carl Schmidt was correct in assigning the Epistula Apostolorum to Asia Minor. Literary and theological affinities with other Asian works, the social setting of the author and his group, and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1999, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-53 |
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| Summary: | Despite a clear preference for Egypt on the part of many recent scholars, a review of the evidence shows that Carl Schmidt was correct in assigning the Epistula Apostolorum to Asia Minor. Literary and theological affinities with other Asian works, the social setting of the author and his group, and the historical circumstances visible in this pseudepigraphon, including the experience of earthquakes, plague, and persecution, combine to place the Epistula in Asia Minor in the first half of the second century. Two dates emerge as the most likely for the composition of the Epistula: just before 120, or in the 140s. The Epistula may therefore be used with confidence to enhance our understanding of the development of Christianity within the sometimes hostile environment in Asia Minor in this period. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.1999.0017 |