Christian Texts and History • Re: references to Paul and Peter in the Ignatian Epistle to the Romans

The Syriac version refers to Paul and Peter ...

• Yes, it does.

"... In IgnRom 4 [the author, 'Ignatius'] admits he is not on the same level as the apostles, Peter and Paul, but there is still a recognition of his authority and his right to be able to instruct and command the faithful."

"IgnRom identifies that Peter and, more importantly, Paul are not slaves, but this is precisely the opposite of how Paul identified himself. We find in Rom 1:1, Gal 1:10 and Phil 1:1 that Paul explicitly refers to himself as a ‘slave of Christ’ (δοῦλος Χριστοῦ) ..."

• ἐλεύθερος:[1,2] In IgnRom 4:3 twice and nowhere else in either [the short or middle letter collection]; the author uses the noun to describe Peter and Paul and juxtaposes their freedom with his lack of freedom as a δοῦλος.

from
'A textual analysis and comparison of the various textual witnesses of Ignatius' letters to Polycarp, the Ephesians and the Romans'

(c) 2024 by Jack Bull, all rights reserved.

[a draft version of a thesis to be] submitted in part completion of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Kings College, London

Publication forthcoming.

"... one could argue that a later redactor, again, perhaps at the end of the second century, added in [the] references to the gospels and Paul [to] root Ignatius in the tradition of the Apostles and Paul, while at the same time providing an early witness to the canonical texts."

Statistics: Posted by MrMacSon — Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:45 pm