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Ignatius of Antioch and Scripture
Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity, 2019Abstract This article challenges a consensus position in Ignatian studies by arguing that Ignatius’s use of scripture has been underestimated and exploring two proposals for ways in which scripture influenced Ignatius. The essay first addresses the weak foundations of the consensus, namely, Ignatius’s report about his visit to ...
Jonathon Lookadoo
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The Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch (Part 2)
The Expository Times, 2006Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr and letter writer, provides what is perhaps the clearest snapshot of the diverse expressions of Christianity that existed in part of the eastern Mediterranean world in the early second century, although, admittedly, he himself was not a supporter of such diversity. His writings reflect tensions within Christianity as
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The Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch (Part 1)
The Expository Times, 2006Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr and letter writer, provides what is perhaps the clearest snapshot of the diverse expressions of Christianity that existed in part of the eastern Mediterranean world in the early second century, although, admittedly, he himself was not a supporter of such diversity.
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Ignatius of Antioch through the Centuries
Cristianesimo nella storia, 2021As with all scholarship, the nature of making progress does not happen through praise, but primarily through criticism. Such criticism can be tough, but simultaneously appreciative and amicable. Still, different perspectives do not necessarily lead to unanimous results, as different perspectives will impact on the outcomes of one’s research.
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The Enigma of Ignatius of Antioch
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2006If we affirm against recent criticism the authenticity of the Middle Recension of the Ignatian letters, we are nevertheless left with the enigma of Ignatius' relations with Polycarp. This paper explains that enigma in terms of two distinct cultural worlds of early second-century Christianity that come together in the meeting of these two church leaders.
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The Church in Ignatius of Antioch
The Journal of Religion, 1937THE Christianity of Ignatius is essentially churchly. In his correspondence, as in the letters of Paul, ecclesia has a twofold reference. On the one hand, it signifies the local Christian community. Hence he sometimes speaks of "churches,"' meaning the congregations in the various cities.
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The »Law of Christ« in Ignatius of Antioch
Early Christianity, 2023This article provides an exegetical argument for the meaning of the »law of Christ« in the middle recension of the letters of Ignatius of Antioch. I contend that the phrase refers to the commandments of Jesus, which together form a new law that governs the Christian life.
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The Background of St. Ignatius of Antioch
Vigiliae Christianae, 1963Ignatius of Antioch is one of the key figures of the Church of the early second century. Unlike the other Apostolic Fathers he lays bare his innermost thoughts and feelings. In the seven genuine Ignatian Epistles, written or dictated while on his last journey to Rome, there is revealed a person passionately devoted to his faith-one who strongly desires
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