Trajectories through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers

Andrew Gregory is Research Fellow, Keble College, Oxford, and Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology.Christopher Tuckett is Professor of New Testament Studies and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.

• I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ; II. PAUL IN THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; Paul's influence on 'Clement' and Ignatius ; III. GOSPEL TRADITIONS IN THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; Gospels and gospel traditions in the second century ; The Gospel of Luke in the Apostolic Fathers: an overview ; IV. CHRISTOLOGY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; The Apostolic Christology of Ignatius of Antioch: the road to Chalcedon ; Wisdom in the Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament ; V. CHURCH, MINISTRY, AND SACRAMENTS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS ; The Church in Ephesians, 2 Clement, and Hermas ; The Apostolic Fathers and infant baptism: any advance on the obscurity of the New Testament? ; The Eucharist in the Gospel of John and in the Didache ; Prophecy and patronage: the relationship between charismatic functionaries and household officers in early Christianity ; VI. DIDACHE ; Didache 1.1-6.1, James, Matthew, and the Torah ; First fruits and the support of prophets, teachers, and the poor in Didache 13 in relation to New Testament parallels ; Social locators as a bridge between the Didache and Matthew ; VII. IGNATIUS ; Ignatius, 'the Gospel', and the Gospels ; Following in Paul's footsteps: mimesis and power in Ignatius of Antioch ; The politics and rhetoric of discord and concord in Paul and Ignatius ; Ignatius and Polycarp: the transformation of New Testament traditions in the context of mystery cults ; VIII. POLYCARP, LETTER TO THE PHILIPPIANS ; Leadership and suffering in the Letters of Polycarp and Paul to the Philippians ; The opponents of Polycarp, Philippians and 1 John ; IX. MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP ; The New Testament and the Martyrdom of Polycarp ; The Martyrdom of Polycarp and the New Testament Passion Narrative

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