Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Intriguing and Enigmatic
- 1 The Roman Empire in the Era of the Apostolic Fathers
- 2 The Image of Jews and Judaism in the Apostolic Fathers
- 3 Second-Century Diversity
- 4 The Jesus Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers
- 5 The Text of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers
- 6 The Reception of Paul, Peter, and James in the Apostolic Fathers
- 7 Between Ekklēsia and State
- 8 Church, Church Ministry, and Church Order
- 9 The Apostolic Mothers
- 10 1 and 2 Clement
- 11 The Letters of Ignatius
- 12 Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp
- 13 Didache
- 14 The Epistle of Barnabas
- 15 The Shepherd of Hermas as Early Christian Apocalypse
- 16 The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus
- 17 The Fragments of Papias
- Sources Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
12 - Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 May 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Intriguing and Enigmatic
- 1 The Roman Empire in the Era of the Apostolic Fathers
- 2 The Image of Jews and Judaism in the Apostolic Fathers
- 3 Second-Century Diversity
- 4 The Jesus Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers
- 5 The Text of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers
- 6 The Reception of Paul, Peter, and James in the Apostolic Fathers
- 7 Between Ekklēsia and State
- 8 Church, Church Ministry, and Church Order
- 9 The Apostolic Mothers
- 10 1 and 2 Clement
- 11 The Letters of Ignatius
- 12 Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp
- 13 Didache
- 14 The Epistle of Barnabas
- 15 The Shepherd of Hermas as Early Christian Apocalypse
- 16 The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus
- 17 The Fragments of Papias
- Sources Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
Polycarp was an important Christian leader of the first half of the second century. Although he wrote many letters, only one has survived – his Epistle to the Philippians (Pol. Phil.). A narrative of his death is also extant, the Martyrdom of Polycarp (Mart. Pol.). Collections of the Apostolic Fathers have consistently included both works. Hill and Beatrice have argued that Polycarp stands behind various traditions from “the elder” cited by Irenaeus. A canon list ascribes a Didaskalia to Polycarp.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers , pp. 226 - 247Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Further Reading
Berding, Kenneth. Polycarp and Paul: An Analysis of their Literary and Theological Relationship in Light of Polycarp’s Use of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Literature. Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 62. Leiden: Brill, 2002.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Buschmann, Gerd. “The Martyrdom of Polycarp,” in The Apostolic Fathers, ed. Pratscher, Wilhelm. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2010, 135–57.Google Scholar
Dehandschutter, Boudewijn. “The Epistle of Polycarp,” in The Apostolic Fathers, ed. Pratscher, Wilhelm. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2010, 117–33.Google Scholar
Dehandschutter, Boudewijn. Polycarpiana: Studies on Martyrdom and Persecution in Early Christianity. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2007.Google Scholar
Hartog, Paul. Polycarp and the New Testament: The Occasion, Rhetoric, Theme, and Unity of the Epistle to the Philippians and Its Allusions to New Testament Literature. WUNT 2.134. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2002.Google Scholar
Hartog, Paul. Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp: Introduction, Text, and Commentary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.Google Scholar
Holmes, Michael. “Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians,” in The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, ed. Foster, Paul. London: T&T Clark, 2007, 108–25.Google Scholar
Parvis, Sara. “The Martyrdom of Polycarp,” in The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, ed. Foster, Paul. London: T&T Clark, 2007, 126–46.Google Scholar