The Memory of Ignatius of Antioch - The Martyr as a Locus of Christian Identity, Remembering and Remembered

The concept of 'memory' provides remarkable insight into the early second-century bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch. In this work, Frazer MacDiarmid seeks to explore the nature of this insight and unpack its significance. Ignatius' rich literary legacy and personal preoccupation with remembering make him uniquely suited among early Christians to be unlocked by the key of memory. As is becoming increasingly recognised, remembering in community is central to the development of the early church, its theology and self-understanding. This volume is structured around three related questions: What is the nature of the memories inherited by Ignatius and his communities, and how are they engaged in the rhetorical and polemical context of his letters? How does Ignatius construct himself as a figure to be remembered by Christian interpreters? And how was Ignatius in fact memorialised in early Christian history?

About the author

Born 1993; 2013¿16 BA in theology, Christ Church, University of Oxford; 2017 MSt in patristic theology, University of Oxford; 2021 DPhil, University of Oxford; currently civil servant in Wellington, New Zealand.

Product details

• Authors: Frazer MacDiarmid
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2023
• EAN: 9783161614996
• ISBN: 978-3-16-161499-6
• No. of pages: 269
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 15 mm x 252 mm
• Weight: 428 g
• Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Zweite Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe; WUNT II
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity