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When would you date the "Martyrdom of Ignatius"? I have seen dates ranging from the 2nd century AD to centuries later. The earliest manuscript that we have is from the 10th century, and the early writers don't clearly mention it, so it seems like a late document. Wikipedia refers to this text: Alth...

Clement quotes the verses about sexual behaviour in the Instructor book 2 Impios “autem tradidit Deus,” ut air Apostolus, “in perturbationes ignominiæ: nam et feminæeorum mutaverunt naturalem usum in eum, qui est procter naturam: similiter autem et masculi eorum, relicto usu naturali, exarserunt in ...

I think we can safely rule out the possibility that the author thinks the time of prophecy is past: Daniel 12.4: 4 “But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the time of the end; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.” Revelation 22.10: 10 And he says...

Here is a somewhat comprehensive list of Jewish and Christian apocalypses gleaned from M. R. James, The Apocryphal New Testament ; J. K. Elliott, The Apocryphal New Testament: A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation ; and R. H. Charles, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha...

And while I figure it is referring to pagan practices, Barnabas 20 is at least addressed to Christians and warns against "murderers of children": But the way of darkness is crooked, and full of cursing; for it is the way of eternal death with punishment, in which way are the things that destroy the...

It is worth pointing out that this extract comes from the epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians, universally acknowledged to be spurious and usually dated to century IV or later ha, even the 4th century is truly ancient and those opinions are essentially guesses. so, can't contain earlier material...

so you want you some Marcion, how about let the guy speak for himself? O wonder beyond wonders, rapture, power, and amazement is it, that one can say nothing at all about the gospel, nor even conceive of it, nor compare it with anything Quote apparently comes from a writer called Harnak from an old...

Pearse lists other sources besides (and in some cases possibly pre-dating) Epiphanius, at least regarding some orgy-type stuff (all of which can be clicked on and viewed if you go to the webpage). The sources, in chronological order, are: •The Pistis Sophia 147, 3rd c.? •The Second book of Jeu 43, ...

The movements, developments, and influences of various groups on and into other groups in both cases look similar to me, as well. In both cases, creative people inside the movement could draw upon inspirations from outside the movment. Early Christians, for example, could draw from pagan myths or f...

I think you are possibly misunderstanding Origen. I don't think he is claiming that all the apocryphal gospels he mentions are heretical in origin . Some clearly are regarded as written by heretics such as Basilides, but this does not seem to be true in all cases. I think Origen's point is that the...