Polycarp and John The Harris Fragments and Their Challenge to the Literary Traditions |
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| Author:
| Weidmann, Frederick W. |
| Series title: | Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-03826-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.00USD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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This ancient work includes significant portions of narrative description and dialogue which are preserved nowhere else among extant texts and shows significant similarities to the earliest strata of other important early Christian works such as the Acts of John and the Martyrdom of Polycarp. The text of the Harris Fragments on Polycarp and John raises anew exciting questions about martyrdom and apostolicity, the earliest history of the important Christian communities at Ephesus and...
More DescriptionThis ancient work includes significant portions of narrative description and dialogue which are preserved nowhere else among extant texts and shows significant similarities to the earliest strata of other important early Christian works such as the Acts of John and the Martyrdom of Polycarp. The text of the Harris Fragments on Polycarp and John raises anew exciting questions about martyrdom and apostolicity, the earliest history of the important Christian communities at Ephesus and Smyrna, and the legacies of Polycarp and John among early Christians.