"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?" --Provided by publisher

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Cover
Title
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Abbreviations and References
Introduction
Part I. The Remembering Ignatius
Chapter 1: Patriarchs, Prophets, and Israel: Remembered and Reconstructed
1. Ignatius’ Memory of the Heroes of Israel
2. Jews and Judaisers Refuted by the Memory of Israel
3. Docetism Refuted by the Memory of Israel
4. Memory of the Scriptures Transformed by Christ into a Source of Union
5. Conclusion
Chapter 2: Ignatius’ Inheritance of ‘Extra-Christian’ Memory
1. Antioch
2. Ignatius and the Pagan Cult
2. Ignatius and the Pagan Cult
2.1 Mysteries and Processions
2.2 The Pagan Cult and Memory
2.3 The Pagan Cult Baptised
3. Ignatius and Empire
3.1 Ignatius and Homonoia
3.2 The Thesis of Allen Brent
4. The Possible Contribution of Sociology
5. Limits and Taking it Too Far
Part II. ‘Memory Poiesis’ – Ignatius as a Forger of his own Memorialisation
Chapter 3: θνσίṽ θεοṽ: Ignatius’ Self-Construction as Sacrifice
1. Sacrifice in Early Christianity
2. Ignatius’ Self-References as Sacrifice
2.1 Romans 4.1–2
2.2 Romans 2.2
3. Language of Vicariousness
3.1 περίψημα
3.2 άγυίζοαι
3.3 άυιίψνχου
3.4 Language of Vicariousness – Conclusion
4. Étienne Decrept – a Further Theory about Ignatius’ Self-Portrayal as Sacrifice
5. Conclusion
Chapter 4: The Girardian Ignatius
1. Introduction: Girard and Patristic Theology
2. The Girardian System
2.1 Mimesis, Scapegoat, and Sacrifice
2.2 The Ambiguity of Mimesis
3. Synthesis: The Girardian Ignatius
3.1 Ignatius as Scapegoat for Roman Society?
3.2 The State of Ignatius’ Communities According to Current Scholarship
3.3 Girardian Analysis of Ignatius’ Communities
4. Ignatius’ Self-Conception as Scapegoat
5. Ignatius and Mimesis
5.1 Nachfolge and Nachahmung
5.2 Imitation in Apostolic Literature
5.3 Imitation and Discipleship in Ignatius
5.4 Ignatius’ Vision of Positive Mimesis
5.5 The Threefold Ministry
5.6 The Eucharist
5.7 Ignatius’ Contribution to Positive Mimesis
6. Ignatius’ Perpetuation of Negative Mimesis
7. Conclusions
Part III. The Early Christian Memory of Ignatius
Chapter 5: Authenticity and Forgery in Literary Remembrance
1. Forgery and Authenticity Re-Examined
2. Authorship
2.1 The Notion of Authorship Re-Examined
2.2 Authorship in the Early Church
2.3 The Example of Phalaris
3. Biography in Antiquity
3.1 The Letter and Christian Biography
3.2 The Long Recension as Christian Biography
Chapter 6: Ignatius in the Long Recension
1. The Long Recension in Recent Scholarship
1.1 Lightfoot and J.D. Smith
1.2 The Work of Paul Gilliam (2017)
2. Analysis of the Long Recension
2.1 Theology
2.2 Heresiology
2.3 Ecclesiology
2.4 Imitation of the Middle Recension
2.5 Remaining Concerns
2.6 Case Study: Tarsians 1
3. Memory and Memorialisation in the Long Recension
4. Conclusion: The Long Recension’s Appropriation and Memorialisation of Ignatius
Chapter 7: The Ignatian Cult: Martyrology and Material Culture
1. Hagiography and the Cult of Saints in Christian Antiquity
2. The Antiochene Acts of Ignatius
2.1 Ignatius Memorialised in the Antiochene Acts
2.2 Relationship with the Middle Recension
2.3 Excursus: The Depiction of Trajan
2.4 Historical Context
3. John Chrysostom’s Homily on the Holy Martyr Ignatius
3.1 Similarities with the Antiochene Acts
3.2 Relationship with the Middle Recension
3.3 God and the Devil
3.4 Ignatius’ Effective Suffering
3.5 Commemoration of Ignatius’ Martyrdom
4. The Roman Acts of Ignatius
5. Conclusion
Concluding Comments
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects

Frazer MacDiarmid demonstrates how 'memory' provides an interpretative key to unlock Ignatius of Antioch. The author proves that Ignatius' rich literary legacy shows the martyr to be at once one who remembers, one aspiring to be worthy of remembrance, and one who is indeed remembered.

2023-07-23