Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.27.1, pp. 485-522
 
The Martyrium Polycarpi: a Century of Research
by Boudewijn Dehandschutter, Leuven

Contents

Introduction 485

I. The Text of MPol

486

1. The Greek Manuscripts

486

2. Eusebius H.E. IV 15

487

3. Indirect (Greek) Witnesses

488

4. Early Translations

489

a) The Latin Passio Polycarpi

489

b) Eastern Translations

490

II. Editions of MPol

490

III. Authenticity and Integrity of MPol

492

IV. The Date of MPol

497

1. The Date of Polycarp's Death

497

2. The terminus ante quem for MPol

501

3. The Cult of the Martyrs

502

V. MPol and the New Testament

503

The Prayer of Polycarp

507

VI. The Theology of Martyrdom in MPol

508

VII. Bibliography

515

1. Editions

515

2. Translations

516

3. General Studies

516

4. The Prayer of St. Polycarp

520

5. The Date of St. Polycarp's Death

521

6. The Vita Polycarpi

522
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