Epiphanius' Alogi and the Johannine Controversy

A Reassessment of Early Ecclesial Opposition to the Johannine Corpus
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-30938-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 135, 12 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 550 g

Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

In this work T. Scott Manor provides a new perspective on a common view, known as the ‘Johannine Controversy’, which maintains that the early church once tried to jettison the Gospel and Apocalypse of John as heretical forgeries.
Primary evidence comes from Epiphanius of Salamis, who mentions a heretical group with such views, the Alogi. This along with with other evidence from sources including Irenaeus, Hippolytus, Origen, Eusebius, Photius, Dionysius bar Salibi, Ebed-Jesu and others has led to the conclusion that a certain Gaius of Rome led the Alogi in this anti-Johannine campaign. By carefully examining Epiphanius’ account in relation to these other sources, Manor arrives at very different conclusions that question whether any such controversy ever existed at all.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Manor, Scott

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Introduction

Section 1 - The ‘Johannine Controversy’ Theory

1 The Evidence
2 An Implausible Consensus and a New Way Forward
3 Exonerating Gaius of Rome
4 Dismantling the Syrian Evidence: Dionysius bar Salibi and Ebed-Jesu

Section 2 - Epiphanius and the Alogi in Context

5 Epiphanius: History and Heresy
6 Epiphanius’ Alogi in Context

Section 3 - The Sources of Epiphanius’ Account of the Alogi

7 Epiphanius’ Use of Papias and Irenaeus
8 Epiphanius’ Use of Origen
9 Epiphanius’ Use of Eusebius
10 Sources Behind the Alogi's Objections to the Apocalypse

Conclusion 230

Indices

Über Autor(innen)

T. Scott Manor, Ph.D. (2012), University of Edinburgh, is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Knox Theological Seminary. He has published various articles in Vigiliae Christianae and Studia Patristica.