• DOI:10.1515/zac-2019-0012
• Corpus ID: 199547296

Ignatius of Antioch and Scripture

@article{Lookadoo2019IgnatiusOA,
  title={Ignatius of Antioch and Scripture},
  author={Jonathon Lookadoo},
  journal={Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity},
  year={2019},
  volume={23},
  pages={201 - 227},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:199547296}
}

• Jonathon Lookadoo
• Published in Journal of Ancient… 15 July 2019
• History

Abstract This article challenges a consensus position in Ignatian studies by arguing that Ignatius’s use of scripture has been underestimated and exploring two proposals for ways in which scripture influenced Ignatius. The essay first addresses the weak foundations of the consensus, namely, Ignatius’s report about his visit to Philadelphia and the small number of direct citations. It then explores two suggestions for how Ignatius displays his indebtedness to an early Jewish thought-world. First… 

Abstract This article challenges a consensus position in Ignatian studies by arguing that Ignatius’s use of scripture has been underestimated and exploring two proposals for ways in which scripture influenced Ignatius. The essay first addresses the weak foundations of the consensus, namely, Ignatius’s report about his visit to Philadelphia and the small number of direct citations. It then explores two suggestions for how Ignatius displays his indebtedness to an early Jewish thought-world. First, Ignatius employs scriptural imagery in his letters. Second, he alludes to language that is found in several places across the Old Testament. Although the number of explicit citations is small, an expanded understanding of Ignatius’s use of Jewish scripture that takes into account imagery and allusions sheds light on Ignatius’s awareness of scripture and is in keeping with the practices of other early Christian texts.