Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp Introduction, Text, and Commentary

by Hartog, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780199228393
• ISBN10: 0199228396
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-09-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This commentary on Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp includes extensive introductions, the Greek or Latin texts, facing English translations, and substantial comments on each passage. The preliminary material investigates Polycarpian traditions and reconstructs an outline of his life. The introductory studies for both Philippians and the Martyrdom discuss text and manuscript traditions, date and place of composition, historical setting, literary genre and style, unity and integrity, purpose and themes, theology, and post-composition influence. The volume also explores communal self-definition, moral formation, and the transmission of traditions, including the use of documents now found in the New Testament. The commentary proceeds passage by passage, but also includes lengthy discussions of critical issues and key interpretive questions. The investigations survey the current status of relevant scholarship and contain balanced discussions of controversial topics and scholarly debates.

Author Biography

Paul Hartog is an Associate Professor, teaching Early Christian Studies at Faith Baptist Seminary, Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago, where he was awarded a university teaching fellowship. He has previously authored Polycarp and the New Testament (Mohr Siebeck, 2002) and various articles and essays.

Table of Contents

Overview
1. Polycarp in Early Christian Writers
2. The Vita Polycarpi
3. Fragmentary Material
4. Polycarp as Bishop
5. Polycarp, John, and Apostolicity
6. Other Polycarpian Writings
Introduction to Polycarp s Epistle to the Philippians
Greek Text and English Translation
Commentary
Introduction to the Martyrdom of Polycarp
1. Authorship and Recipients
2. Text and Manuscript Tradition
3. Authenticity and Integrity
4. Historicity
5. Date
6. Genre and Style
7. Occasion, Purpose, and Theme
8. Intertextuality and Sources
9. Theology
10. View of Martyrdom
11. Anti-Montanism
12. Jewish-Christian Tensions
13. Legal Issues
14. Prayer
15. Influence
Greek Text and English Translation
Commentary
Bibliography
Indexes
Overview
1. Polycarp in Early Christian Writers
2. The Vita Polycarpi
3. Fragmentary Material
4. Polycarp as Bishop
5. Polycarp, John, and Apostolicity
6. Other Polycarpian Writings
Introduction to Polycarp s Epistle to the Philippians
Greek Text and English Translation
Commentary
Introduction to the Martyrdom of Polycarp
1. Authorship and Recipients
2. Text and Manuscript Tradition
3. Authenticity and Integrity
4. Historicity
5. Date
6. Genre and Style
7. Occasion, Purpose, and Theme
8. Intertextuality and Sources
9. Theology
10. View of Martyrdom
11. Anti-Montanism
12. Jewish-Christian Tensions
13. Legal Issues
14. Prayer
15. Influence
Greek Text and English Translation
Commentary
Bibliography
Indexes