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
16 - The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus
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
The document known to us as the Epistle to Diognetus is a perplexing text. Its origins are obscure since the author is anonymous, the identity of the recipient remains unknown, the text has several lacunae, the integrity of the final two chapters is questionable, and nothing in the document indicates a specific date or provenance. What is more, Diogn. is entirely unknown to Christian authors of the patristic and medieval periods since no-one mentions or cites the document as far as we know.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers , pp. 309 - 331Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Further Reading
Bird, Michael F. “The Reception of Paul in the Epistle to Diognetus,” in Paul in the Second Century, ed. Bird, M.F. and Dodson, J.R.. LNTS 412. London: T&T Clark, 2011, 70–90.Google Scholar
Crowe, Brandon D. “Oh Sweet Exchange! The Soteriological Significance of the Incarnation in the Epistle to Diognetus,” ZNW 102 (2011): 96–109.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Foster, Paul. “The Apology of Quadratus,” in The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, ed. Foster, P.. London: T&T Clark, 2007, 52–62.Google Scholar
Foster, Paul. “The Epistle to Diognetus,” in The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, ed. Foster, P.. London: T&T Clark, 2007, 147–56.Google Scholar
Grant, Robert M. “Quadratus,” in Anchor Bible Dictionary, ed. Freedman, D.N.. ABRL. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992, 5.582–3.Google Scholar
Hill, Charles E. From the Lost Teaching of Polycarp: Identifying Irenaeus’ Apostolic Presbyter and the Author of Ad Diognetum. WUNT 186. Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 2006.Google Scholar
Jefford, Clayton N. The Epistle to Diognetus (with the Fragment of Quadratus): Introduction, Text, and Commentary. OAF. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.Google Scholar
Meecham, Henry G. The Epistle to Diognetus. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1949.Google Scholar
Young, Frances. “Greek Apologists of the Second Century,” in Apologetics in the Roman Empire: Pagans Jews and Christians, ed. Edwards, M., Goodman, M., and Price, S.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, 81–104.Google Scholar