Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics (160 page)

This
Subject
index includes general concepts, including a topical guide to ancient sources. For specific ancient sources organized by book, chapter and verse, refer to the
Ancient

Sources
index found on pages
575
–589.

For modern scholars, refer to the
Modern Scholars
index found on pages
623
–628.

Abamon,
30
,
46

Abgar Correspondence

anti-Jewish sentiments of,
152
,
362
–66

anti-Manichaean sentiments of,
153
,
455
–58

as apologia,
101
–2

authorship of,
2

as counterforgery,
456

on Didymus Judas Thomas,
230

scholarly perspectives on,
4

Abraham,
72
,
292
,
296
n.
26
,
482

acrostics,
127
–28

Acts of Ignatius (Antiochene Version),
506
–8

Acts of John,
411
,
431
,
433
,
438

Acts of Paul

authenticity of, challenged,
76

authorship of,
379
,
379
n.
17

and 3 Corinthians,
426
–27

eschatological theme of,
236

as fabrication,
379
–80

on lion incident,
381
,
382

motivation of author,
132
–33

and Pastoral epistles,
379
–84,
382
n.
21

and 2 Timothy,
381

Acts of Paul and Thecla,
76
,
84

Acts of Peter,
60
,
75
,
89
,
143

Acts of Peter and Paul,
360

Acts of Philip,
398

Acts of Pilate (Christian version),
350
–58

as apologia,
101
,
153
,
354
–58,
483
,
484
–85

dating of,
353
,
353
n.
71

and Letter of Herod to Pilate,
361

patristic references to,
351
–53

as refutation of pagan version,
105
,
354
,
355
,
357
,
485

Acts of Pilate (pagan version)

Christian refutation of,
105
,
354
,
355
,
357
,
485

Eusebius on,
140
,
352
–53,
354
,
484

historical problems in,
140

and persecution of Christians,
352
–53,
354
,
357

Acts of the Apostles,
263
–82

and Acts of Ignatius,
507

as apologia,
481
–83

on apostolic harmony,
257
–58,
307

authorship of,
88
,
264
,
265
,
267
,
268
,
276
,
277
–80,
278
n.
107
,
282
,
425

and Barnabas,
317

on crucifixion,
418

as embedded forgery,
264
–65

eyewitness claim of,
270
n.
81
,
270
–79,
280

fabrications present in,
59
–60

on Herod Agrippa,
361
,
488

and illiteracy of Peter,
245
n.
23

and James,
263
–64,
288
,
307

on Jerusalem conference,
257
,
263
–64,
307
,
391
–92

and Jewish identity,
288

and Jewish Law,
263
,
281
,
288

Letter to the Galatians compared to,
257

and Letters of Paul and Seneca,
521

narrative voice in,
265
–66,
266
n.
64
,
268
–279,
270
n.
79
,
280
,
280
n.
111

as non-pseudepigraphic forgery,
149

on Paul’s authority,
152
,
264
,
280
–82

on Paul’s ministry,
202
,
263
,
280

and persecution of Christians,
241
,
257
–58,
482

and Peter,
263
–64,
307
,
315
n.
71

and Peter–Paul relationship,
251
n.
41
,
257
,
262
,
263
–64,
267
,
281
,
297
,
307
,
308

purposes of,
280
–82

and Recognitions counterforgery,
313
,
314
,
318
–20,
319
n.
82

and source documents of author,
267
–69

and substitutionary atonement,
253

on suffering,
257
–58,
263

and 1 Timothy,
373
n.
8

and Timothy (Paul’s associate),
210

writing style of,
265
–66,
266
n.
64
,
268
n.
70
,
268
–70

Acts of Thecla,
60
,
384
,
495

Acts of Thomas,
230
,
390
n.
43

Adamantius,
49

Addai Legend,
457
–58,
458
n.
17

admissions of guilt,
93
n.
2

adoptionists and adoptionism,
5
,
50
,
60
,
472
,
491
,
493

Adversus Fulgentium Donatistam (Augustine),
51
n.
54

Adversus Haereses (Irenaeus),
58

Adversus Helvidium (Jerome),
121

Adversus Marcionem (Tertullian),
142

Adversus omnes haereses (Tertullian),
51
,
149

Aeschines,
53
,
70
,
70
n.
2

Aeschylus,
66

Akhmim fragment

of Apocalypse of Peter,
272
,
445
–46

of Gospel of Peter,
326
,
327
,
327
n.
8

Alcibiades (Antisthenes),
53

Alexander (opponent of Paul),
380

Alexander, Lucian’s infamous “False Prophet,”
99
,
125

Alexander, son of Herod,
71
,
85
,
99

Alexander the Great,
71
,
99
,
101

Alexandria Library,
80
,
97

Alexandrians,
2
,
75
,
91
,
149
,
150

allegiances in Jewish culture,
39
–42

Allegory of the Cave,
414

allonymity,
33
n.
8
,
212
n.
32

allopigraphy,
33
n.
8
,
212
n.
32

Ambrosiaster,
81

Ammonius,
79

Amos,
70

Anabasis (Themistogenes),
30

anachronisms and historical problems,
139
–140

Anaphora Pilati,
358
–59,
360
,
361

Anastasius, Pope,
83

Anaximenes,
102

Andrew,
271
,
328
,
397
,
438

Anecletus,
310

angels

in Epistle of Jude,
303
n.
49
,
303
–5

in Letter to the Colossians,
180
–81,
261
,
304

anonymous writing,
49
–50

false attributions of,
30
,
50
–52,
75

prevalence of,
1

and redactional forgeries,
34
–35

anti-christs,
419
–420

anti-Jewish sentiments and forgeries,
323
–66

Abgar Correspondence,
152
,
362
–66

Acts of Pilate,
350
–58

Anaphora Pilati,
358
–59,
360
,
361

Apocalypse of Paul,
453
–54

Ascension of Isaiah,
332
–38

Didascalia Apostolorum,
152
,
344
–50

Gospel of Peter,
152
,
324
–32

Gospel of Thomas,
338
–44,
344
n.
51