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and Jesus,
328
–332,
337
,
338
–44,
344
n.
51
,
354
–58

Letter of Herod to Pilate,
361
–62

Letter of Pilate to Claudius,
359
–61

Letter of Pilate to Herod,
362

Letter to the Hebrews,
323
n.
2

antinomianism,
301
–3,
303
n.
48
,
304
,
305

Antioch incident

conflict in,
257
,
261
n.
61
,
264

Galatians on,
257
,
307
,
308
,
316
,
543

and Homilies,
316

and Jewish identity,
287

and Jewish Law,
261
–62,
307
,
308

and Johnson’s case,
290

Antiochians (Pseudo-Ignatius)

on church offices,
463

polemical targets of,
476
,
479

scholarly perspectives on,
462

techniques of forgers in,
469

theological investments of,
470

theological perspectives in,
471
–73

Ussher’s exposure of,
461

Antisthenes,
44
,
70

Antonius Gnipho,
108

Antony,
99

Apion,
144

Apocalypse of Adam,
20

1 Apocalypse of James,
284
,
409
,
531

2 Apocalypse of James,
284
,
409
,
531

Apocalypse of John

and Ascension of Isaiah,
336
–37

authenticity of, challenged,
75
,
76

and criteria for authentication,
142

curse in conclusion of,
66

Dionysius on,
88
–89

eschatological theme of,
167
,
229

and homonymity issue,
48

prophecies of,
74
n.
16

writing style of,
139

Apocalypse of Paul

afterlife narrative of,
453
n.
137

anti-Jewish sentiments of,
453
–54

authorship of,
2

dating of,
451
–52,
453
n.
138

on the flesh,
153
,
451
–54

techniques of forgers in,
123
,
125

Apocalypse of Peter

afterlife narrative of,
447
–48

Akhmim fragment,
272
,
445
–46

authenticity of, challenged,
75

authorship of,
2
,
449
–51

as counterforgery,
447

and criteria for authentication,
89
,
143

dating of,
445
,
446
–47

discovery of,
445
,
445
n.
110

on the flesh,
153
,
449
,
450
–51

and Gospel of Mark,
447

and Gospel of Peter,
445

narrative voice in,
272
,
274

polemics of,
449
,
454

techniques of forgers in,
123

Apocalypse of Peter, Coptic

accounts of Jesus in,
225
,
401
–4

anti-institutional polemic of,
401
–4,
404
n.
99

dating of,
401
,
404
n.
100

eschatological theme of,
403
–4

on false teachers,
411
–12

on the flesh,
152
,
407
–12,
450
–51

and Gospel of Mark,
408

narrative voice in,
272
,
274

and 1 Peter,
408

and 2 Peter,
403
n.
94
,
403
–4,
408

and
Vergegenwärtigung
tradition,
41
–42

apocalypses

anti-apocalyptic message of Thomas,
230
–37

authorial attribution of,
73

extent of forgeries among,
149

Jewish apocalypses,
72
n.
10
,
72
–74

and motivations of forgers,
335

as renewal of creation,
232
–34,
234
–35

techniques of forgers in,
123

and
Vergegenwärtigung
tradition,
41

See also specific
apocalypses

Apocalypses of Adam,
19

apocryphal writings

Apocryphal Acts,
60

Apocryphon of James,
272
,
284
,
306
,
404
n.
99

Apocryphon of John,
272
,
274
,
437
,
531

extent of forgeries among,
149

Apollinarians and Apollinarianism,
64
–65,
393
,
464
,
467
,
478
,
478
n.
72

Apollo,
99
,
125

apologia,
481
–527

on behavior of Christians,
483
–84

on Judaism,
100
–101,
482
–83

as motivation of forgers,
100
–102,
102
n.
36

on suffering,
483
,
484

term,
482
n.
1

works of apologia

Acts of Ignatius (Antiochene Version),
506
–8

Acts of the Apostles,
481
–83

1 Apology,
325
,
326
,
351
,
542

2 Apology,
508

Apology of Apuleius,
141

Apology to Anastasius,
65

Christian Creations,
512
–13

Christian Interpolations,
510
–12

Letters of Paul and Seneca,
520
–27

Martyrdom of Marian and James,
505
–6

Martyrdom of Montanus and Lucius,
506

Martyrdom of Pionius,
504
–5

Martyrdom of Polycarp,
153
,
483
,
493
–502

Passion of Perpetua,
502
–4

1 Peter,
483
–84

Protevangelium Jacobi,
60
,
153
,
485
–93

Sibyllina as apologetic forgeries,
513
–19

1 Apology (Justin),
325
,
326
,
351
,
542

2 Apology (Justin),
508

apostles

absolution of,
482

Antioch incident (
see
Peter–Paul relationship)

apostolic succession,
16
,
321
,
531
–32

authority of,
120
,
378
–79,
385
,
386
,
531
–32

and church offices and hierarchy,
378
–79

and Jerusalem conference

alignment of apostles at,
257
,
263
–64,
307

Didascalia Apostolorum on,
345
n.
55
,
347
,
349
,
391
–92

discrepancies regarding,
267

motivations for,
347
,
349

and Paul,
257
,
263
,
267
,
281

the twelve,
15

and unity in church leadership,
257
–59,
263

writings of

appearance of forgeries among,
2

and authorial spirit of God,
38
–39

authority of,
87
–88,
120
n.
92
,
120
–21,
143
,
532

fabrications in,
59

lineage considerations,
143
–45

post-death appearance of,
82

and
Vergegenwärtigung
tradition,
40

See also
Apostolic Constitutions; Didascalia Apostolorum

See also specific apostles, including
James, Paul
and
Peter

Apostolic Canons,
152
,
391

Apostolic Church Order,
152
,
396
–98,
397
nn.
77
–79

Apostolic Constitutions

apostolic authority of,
391
,
395

Arian doctrines in,
393
–95

authorship of,
14
–16,
150
,
394
–96,
463
,
464
–65

on bishop succession,
311

character of,
391
–93

on church organization and leadership,
152
,
390
–96

component texts of,
14
,
55
,
390
–91

condemnation of forgery by,
16
n.
16
,
17
–19,
18
n.
23

as counterforgery,
151

dating of,
392

narrative voice in,
273

plagiarism case for,
14
,
55
,
384
,
384
n.
25

polemics of,
385
–86,
395

redactional analysis of,
392

scholarly perspectives on,
4

on Sibylla,
515

techniques of forgers in,
126

theology of,
393
–95

warnings against forgeries in,
16
n.
16
,
16
–19,
126
,
150
,
395
–96

Apostolic Tradition,
14
,
55
,
384
,
387
–88

Apuleius,
103
–4,
167

Araspes the Lover of Panthea (Celer),
138

Archippus,
174

Archytas the Tarentine,
109

Arian,
119

Arianism

in Apostolic Constitutions,
393
–95

in Job Commentary,
394
,
464
,
465
–66,
475
,
478
–79

of Julian,
464
,
466
n.
52
,
467
–68,
474
–75,
476
,
478
,
479

in Pseudo-Clementine writings,
458
–460

in Pseudo-Ignatian letters,
153
,
394
,
466
,
467
,
468
,
474
–75,
479

term,
474
–75,
475
n.
62

Aristaeus of Proconnesus,
50

Aristeas, Letter of,
66
, 71,
100

Aristippus,
44
,
70

Ariston of Chios,
47

Ariston of Smyrna,
248

Ariston the Peripatetic,
47

Aristophanes,
47
,
53
–54

Aristotle,
79
,
135

Aristotle the Younger,
110

Arius,
466
,
475
,
475
n.
62

Arius, King of Sparta,
100
–101

Arrian,
115

Artemilla,
381

Ascension of Isaiah

anti-Jewish sentiments of,
337
–38

authorship of,
34
n.
10
,
264
,
334
–35,
337

on church-related topics,
152

as counterforgery,
400

embedded forgery in,
34
,
264
,
334
–35

on leadership of Christian community,
398
–400,
399
n.
87

sources of,
333
–34

on status of Jews,
152

techniques of forgers in,
123

themes of,
332
–33

theology of,
335
–37

writing style of,
334

Asclepeius,
99
,
125

Asconius,
99
,
102

Athanasius,
64
–65,
75
,
82
,
544
–45

Athenaeus,
47
,
50
–51,
84

Athenodorus,
62
,
84
,
118

Atieus Philologus,
108

attitudes toward forgery

as accepted literary practice,
78
–79

of authors,
66
–67,
81
–83

of critics and intellectuals,
118

in honoring one’s patron,
118
,
532

and intellectual property,
78
–81

as lies and deceits,
29
,
85
,
134
–35,
532

and morality questions,
546

and terms for forgery,
29
–32,
85

Augustine

on absence of writings by Jesus,
365

Adversus Fulgentium Donatistam,
51
n.
54

on Apocalypse of Paul,
452

and apologetic forgeries,
101

and authenticity disputes,
75

on authority of canonical Gospels,
120
,
120
n.
92

on books of the Hippocratic corpus,
86
–87,
117

City of God,
516
,
519

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