Hippolytus and the Roman Church in the Third Century: Communities in Tension before the Emergence of a Monarch-Bishop

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An analysis of the hierarchical tensions witnessed by the Hippolytan literature in early third century Rome, in a period critical both for the development of Church Order and embryonic Trinitarian orthodoxy. Tertullian's relationship with Callistus is re-assessed.

Author(s): Revd Allen Brent
Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 31
Publisher: Brill
Year: 1995

Language: English
Pages: 652
City: Leiden

HIPPOLYTUS
AND THE ROMAN CHURCH
IN THE THIRD CENTURY
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
Abbreviations
Preface
Plates
Introduction
I. The Statue of Hippolytus: Discovery
A. Ligorio's reputation and the Statue
B. Guarducci's attack on Ligorio's reliability
II. The Statue and Thernista of Larnpsacus
A. Transformation of Themista of Larnpsacus
B. Location of the Statue: Cemetery or Library?
C. Conclusion: Hippolytus' House
III. The Statue and the Hippolytan corpus
A. The rediscovery of the Contra Noetum
B. The rediscovery of ελεɣχος κατά Πασὦν αίρέσεων
C. kεφάλαια κατά Γαίοʋ and the ἁ∏ολοɣία of the Statue
D. Rediscovery of the ἀ∏οστολιкὴ ∏αράδοσις
E. The Statue and the Corpus Hippolytanum
IV. The Statue and the Two Authors Theory (I)
A. Authorship of Elenchos and Contra Noetum
B. Elenchos and related works connected to the Statue
V. The Statue and the Two Authors Theory (II)
A. The Statue and the C.N. block
B. The literary profile and the two-authors theory
C. Conclusion: the Statue and Pagan Philosophy
VI. The School and 'Schism' of Hippolytus
A. The carmen of Prudentius and Darnasus' epigram
B. The conceptualization of Hippolytus' schism
C. Hippolytus' congregation in the Roman community
D. Conclusion: Roman Church Order before Cyprian
VII. Hippolytus and Church Order
A. 'Hippolytus' and 'Clement' as ciphers for traditions
B. otaooxt1 and apxtepa'tcia: the Clementine dimension
C. Hippolytus and Tertullian
D. Tertullian: Pre Cyprianic Church Order
Bibliography
Index
1. Biblical Citations
2. Ancient Authors
3. Modem Authors
4. Manuscripts cited
5. Greek Words and Phrases
6. Latin Words and Phrases