Read Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics Online
Authors: Bart D. Ehrman
and Epistula Petri,
306
–8
eschatological message of,
262
–63
fabrications about,
59
–60
on faith vs. works,
261
,
294
–95,
307
on the flesh,
425
–32
forgeries in opposition to (
see
Epistula Clementis; Epistula Petri; James, epistle of; Jude, epistle of; Pseudo-Clementine literature)
forgeries in support of (
see
Acts of the Apostles; 1 Peter; 2 Peter)
gentile mission of,
173
–74,
187
–88,
306
–7,
315
,
315
n.
71
and Gentiles,
187
–88
and Gospel of Luke,
51
,
76
,
117
–18,
188
n.
70
on grace vs. works,
186
–87,
295
,
302
–3
and James,
281
,
288
,
290
,
296
–97,
307
,
315
,
317
and Jerusalem conference,
267
and Jesus,
309
and Jewish Law,
187
,
206
–7,
257
,
261
,
263
,
267
,
281
,
288
,
293
,
295
,
307
and Letter to the Laodiceans,
441
and lion incident,
381
and literary fictions,
45
,
45
n.
35
and Luke,
76
,
117
–18,
265
,
267
,
276
–79
on marriage and sexual relations,
208
,
372
,
381
,
383
–84
ministry and missionary work of,
202
,
250
–51,
253
n.
48
,
263
,
267
,
309
motivations of,
4
–5
opponents of,
179
–82,
206
–7,
209
,
213
–17,
226
,
260
–61,
280
–81,
427
,
428
–30,
429
n.
66
oral transmission of teachings by,
173
and Pauline School theory,
172
n.
37
,
172
–74
and Peter (
see
Peter–Paul relationship)
2 Peter’s references to,
227
,
229
and Recognitions,
290
,
314
–15,
317
–18
and secretary hypothesis,
161
,
218
–22
and Seneca,
1
–2,
101
,
149
,
153
,
520
–27
on Shepherd of Hermas,
48
as subject of debate,
152
and substitutionary atonement of Jesus,
253
and Tertullian,
76
,
117
–18,
188
n.
70
and unity in church leadership,
257
–58
and
Vergegenwärtigung
tradition,
40
,
41
on women in the church,
207
–8,
374
–75,
376
n.
14
,
383
–84
writing style of,
160
–62
writings in name of,
117
–18,
149
,
150
(
see also
Alexandrians; Apocalypse of Paul; Deutero-Pauline letters; Ephesians; Galatians; Hebrews; Laodiceans; Pastoral epistles; Romans; 1 Corinthians; 2 Corinthians; 2 Thessalonians; 3 Corinthians)
Paul and Seneca, Letters of,
520
n.
91
,
520
–27,
525
n.
108
Paulus im ältesten Christentum
(Lindemann),
287
n.
7
,
295
n.
23
“Paulus und die Weisheit” (Conzelmann),
172
pen names,
45
–47
Pericope Adulterae,
365
Periktyone,
109
Persaeius,
70
persecution of Christians
and Acts of Pilate,
352
–53,
354
,
357
and Acts of the Apostles,
241
,
257
–58,
482
in apostolic times,
241
by Jews,
482
by Romans,
357
and Sibylline counterforgeries,
518
Peter (apostle)
and Acts of the Apostles,
263
–64,
307
,
315
n.
71
allegiances to,
42
and anti-Jewish texts,
360
and Antioch,
307
,
308
(
see also
Peter–Paul relationship)
and Apostolic Church Order,
397
and Apostolic Constitutions,
15
,
392
and bishop succession,
309
–12
and Clement of Rome,
309
,
310
,
310
n.
61
,
311
,
318
and debates of the flesh,
408
–12
and Epistula Clementis,
309
–12
fabrications about,
59
and faith vs. works ideology,
307
and fig tree parable,
446
gentile mission of,
257
,
263
,
306
,
307
,
309
–10,
315
,
315
n.
71
and Gnostic community,
402
–4
and Gospel of Mark,
51
,
76
,
117
–18,
188
n.
70
,
327
n.
8
and Jerusalem conference,
257
,
263
–64
and Jewish Law,
225
,
257
,
261
,
306
,
308
,
332
and Judaism,
332
and leadership of the church,
401
–4,
404
n.
99
,
411
martyrdom of,
241
,
450
n.
126
,
451
,
484
and Paul (
see
Peter–Paul relationship)
and Recognitions,
320
Sibylline counterforgeries on,
352
–53
and Simon Magus,
313
–14
and Tertullian,
76
,
117
–18,
188
n.
70
tour of realms of the dead,
447
–48
writings in name of,
117
–18,
143
–44,
149
(
see also
Apocalypse of Peter; Apocalypse of Peter, Coptic; Epistula Petri; Peter to Philip, Letter of; 1 Peter; 2 Peter)
Peter, gospel of
and Akhmim fragment,
326
,
327
,
327
n.
8
anti-Jewish sentiments of,
152
,
328
–32
and Apocalypse of Peter,
445
and apostolic authority,
17
authenticity of, challenged,
75
,
76
and criteria for authentication,
89
,
142
,
143
on crucifixion,
357
dating of,
328
fabrications present in,
60
and Gospel of John,
330
and Justin on Peter’s “Memoirs,”
118
,
324
–26,
326
nn.
6
–7
narrative voice in,
271
scholarly perspectives on,
4
Serapion’s condemnation of,
75
,
76
,
90
–91,
142
,
150
,
324
,
327
,
450
techniques of forgers in,
123
Peter to Philip, letter of,
223
,
409
,
411
,
450
1 Peter,
239
–263
authorship of,
33
,
223
,
224
,
240
–42,
242
n.
9
,
247
,
248
n.
31
and Coptic Apocalypse of Peter,
408
and criteria for authentication,
89
,
143
on crucifixion,
401
and Epistle of James,
297
,
297
n.
28
evidence of forgery in,
240
–47
function of forgery,
249
–255
and Ignatius/Pseudo-Ignatius,
470
and illiteracy of Peter,
242
–47
and Mark,
248
,
251
,
251
n.
41
,
254
,
256
Pauline character of,
250
–55,
251
n.
41
,
252
n.
44
,
256
and Peter–Paul relationship,
255
–59,
308
reasons for,
255
–59
scholarly perspectives on,
239
–40
and secretary hypothesis,
218
,
219
,
222
,
223
n.
63
,
248
–49
on suffering,
254
,
255
n.
54
,
256
–59,
259
n.
59
,
483
,
484
and unity in church leadership,
257
–59
writing style of,
139
authenticity of, challenged,
74
on authority of Paul,
152
,
260
,
261
–63
and Coptic Apocalypse of Peter,
403
n.
94
,
403
–4,
408
and criteria for authentication,
89
,
143
and Epistula Petri,
308
eschatological theme of,
152
,
225
–29,
231
,
262
evidence for forgery of,
222
–25
on false teachers/teachings,
226
–29,
230
n.
76
,
308
,
430
and intention to deceive,
129
–30
narrative voice in,
271
and Peter–Paul relationship,
260
,
261
–62,
308
plagiarism case for,
55
polemical function of,
225
–29
scholarly perspectives on,
4
and secretary hypothesis,
218
,
219
,
222
,
223
n.
63
techniques of forgers in,
33
,
123
and
Vergegenwärtigung
tradition,
41
Peter–Paul relationship
Antioch incident
Galatians on,
257
,
307
,
308
,
316
,
543
and Homilies,
316
and Jewish identity,
287
and Johnson’s case,
290
contrasts highlighted,
309
depicted as
in conflict,
257
,
261
n.
61
,
263
–64,
316
–17,
543
as enemies,
281
,
290
,
306
–8,
309
–10
in unified harmony,
255
–59,
260
,
261
–62,
263
–64,
310
–11
Jerome on,
543
texts on