Pseudo-Ignatius was a 4th-century writer who claimed to be Ignatius of Antioch. He is the author of the Ignatian forgeries but he also wrote the Apostolic Constitutions and a Commentary on Job. [2]: 186 Harnack also identified Pseudo-Clement with Pseudo-Ignatius. [3] Pseudo-Ignatius has some Arian leanings but is not completely Arian; on the other hand, he in some ways resembles the Apollinarians. However it is not possible to draw clear conclusions on his Christology. [1]: 467 [4] [5]
According to Bart D. Ehrman, the writer likely claimed the name Ignatius to bolster his own theological views. [2]: 197
Pseudo-Ignatius opposed asceticism and he had Arian leanings. [1]: 467 [6] In the Apostolic Constitutions, he held 1-3 Maccabees, 1-2 Clement and possibly Judith as canonical (however some manuscripts lack Judith), but denied the canonical status of the Book of Revelation. [7]
Pseudo-Ignatius in the Apostolic Constitutions affirmed paedocommunion, [8] and baptism by immersion. [9]
Six epistles are generally attributed to Pseudo-Ignatius: [1]: 461
Four other epistles were added to the corpus in the late medieval era. They were originally written in Latin, and are not believed to be by the same author: [1]: 460
In modern times, two other works have been attributed to the fourth-century author, though they were not circulated under Ignatius' name: [5]
Pseudo-Ignatius is also believed to have interpolated the genuine letters of Ignatius. [1]: 460
Pseudo-Ignatius was a 4th-century writer who claimed to be Ignatius of Antioch. He is the author of the Ignatian forgeries but he also wrote the Apostolic Constitutions and a Commentary on Job. [2]: 186 Harnack also identified Pseudo-Clement with Pseudo-Ignatius. [3] Pseudo-Ignatius has some Arian leanings but is not completely Arian; on the other hand, he in some ways resembles the Apollinarians. However it is not possible to draw clear conclusions on his Christology. [1]: 467 [4] [5]
According to Bart D. Ehrman, the writer likely claimed the name Ignatius to bolster his own theological views. [2]: 197
Pseudo-Ignatius opposed asceticism and he had Arian leanings. [1]: 467 [6] In the Apostolic Constitutions, he held 1-3 Maccabees, 1-2 Clement and possibly Judith as canonical (however some manuscripts lack Judith), but denied the canonical status of the Book of Revelation. [7]
Pseudo-Ignatius in the Apostolic Constitutions affirmed paedocommunion, [8] and baptism by immersion. [9]
Six epistles are generally attributed to Pseudo-Ignatius: [1]: 461
Four other epistles were added to the corpus in the late medieval era. They were originally written in Latin, and are not believed to be by the same author: [1]: 460
In modern times, two other works have been attributed to the fourth-century author, though they were not circulated under Ignatius' name: [5]
Pseudo-Ignatius is also believed to have interpolated the genuine letters of Ignatius. [1]: 460