Polycarp and Paul : : an analysis of their literary & theological relationship in light of Polycarp's use of biblical & extra-biblical literature / / by Kenneth Berding.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, Volume 57
• VerfasserIn: Berding, Kenneth,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2002.; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; Volume 57.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This volume addresses the question of the Apostle Paul's literary and theological influences on Polycarp of Smyrna. To this end, the most detailed analysis in print of Polycarp's dependence on earlier literature--both biblical and extra-biblical--is undertaken in the first part of the book. This general analysis forms the basis for the study of three questions: 1) Is Polyarp an imitator of Paul? 2) Whom does Polycarp think is the author of the Pastoral Epistles? 3) To what degree is Polycarp influenced by the theology of Paul? This volume will be of particular interest to anyone studying the Apostolic Fathers, the reception of Paul in the second century, the concept of imitation, and the authorship of the Pastoral Epistles.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- AN ANALYSIS OF POLYCARP'S CITATIONS, ALLUSIONS, AND REMINISCENCES -- POLYCARP, AN IMITATOR OF PAUL? -- PAULINE CLUSTERS IN POL. PHIL. AND THEIR IMPLICATION FOR POLYCARP'S VIEW OF THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE PASTORAL EPISTLES -- PAUL'S INFLUENCE ON THE THEOLOGY OF POLYCARP -- CONCLUSIONS -- SUMMARIES OF POLYCARP'S CITATIONS, ALLUSIONS, AND REMINISCENCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF NAMES -- INDEX OF SOURCES.