The date of Ignatius
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The present article seeks to transcend the terms of the traditional debate over the date and authenticity of the Ignatian letters by showing that Ignatius knew the writings of the Gnostic Ptolemaeus. Since Eusebius' dating of Ignatius to the reign of Trajan (98—117) cannot be regarded as authoritative, it is suggested that the letters were probably written in the 140s.
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According to prevailing Second Temple mythologies, demons originated as the evil spirits of primordial giants, who were themselves the offspring of fallen angelic "Watchers" and their female mortal paramours.
“According to prevailing Second Temple mythologies, demons originated as the evil spirits of primordial giants, who were themselves the offspring of fallen angelic “Watchers” and their female mortal paramours.”
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- Authors
- Barnes, T. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Barnes, Timothy D.
- Venue
- The Expository Times
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-12
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 119-130
- ISSN
- 0014-5246 (ISSN-L)
- 1745-5308
- OpenAlex
- W1982190190
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 14.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Expository Times (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Classical Antiquity Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Byzantine Studies and History
- Keywords
- Ignatius of Antioch, authenticity, Gnosticism, Eusebius of Caesarea, Trajan, early Christianity
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