Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp: Introduction, Text, and Commentary [Hardcover]

This commentary on Polycarp'sEpistle to the Philippiansand theMartyrdom of Polycarpincludes 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.This commentary on Polycarp'sEpistle to the Philippiansandthe Martyrdom of Polycarpincludes 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 bothPhilippiansand theMartyrdomdiscuss 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.Overview1. Polycarp in Early Christian Writers2. The Vita Polycarpi3. Fragmentary Material4. Polycarp as Bishop5. Polycarp, John, and Apostolicity6. Other Polycarpian WritingsIntroduction to Polycarp s REPLACELESSTHANiREPLACEGREATERTHANEpistle to the PhilippiansREPLACELESSTHAN/iREPLACEGREATERTHANGreek Text and English TranslationCommentaryIntroduction to the REPLACELESSTHANiREPLACEGREATERTHANMartyrdom of PolycarpREPLACELESSTHAN/iREPLACEGREATERTHAN1. Authorship and Recipients2. Text and Manuscript Tradition3. AuthentilN