Martyrium Ignatii is a work that claims to be an eye witness of the events leading up to his death and the martyrdom of Saint Ignatius.[1][2]
Authorship
editIts most reliable manuscript is the 10th-century Codex Colbertinus (Paris), in which the Martyrium closes the collection. The Martyrium presents the confrontation of the bishop Ignatius with Trajan at Antioch, a familiar trope of Acts of the martyrs, and many details of the long, partly overland voyage to Rome.[3][4][5] The writer has been said to be a deacon in Tarsus named Philo and Rheus Agathopus. However, even scholars who accept the book as authentic believe that it has been heavily edited by later authors.[6][7]
Content
editThe book tells the story of Ignatius' death and the events leading up to his death, the book also implies that Ignatius was one of the children Christ held in Matt. 18:2.[8][6]
References
edit- ^ "Ignatius of Antioch". www.earlychristianwritings.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Jefford, Clayton N. (2006). The Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4412-4177-1.
- ^ "Lives of Saints :: Kiahk 24". www.copticchurch.net. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Ignatius (2012). The Sacred Writings of Saint Ignatius. Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8496-2135-3.
- ^ "Page:Catholic Encyclopedia, volume 7.djvu/717 - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ a b "Ignatius of Antioch". www.earlychristianwritings.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Jefford, Clayton N. (2006). The Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4412-4177-1.
- ^ "Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 100-325 - Christian Classics Ethereal Library". www.ccel.org. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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