this issue
previous article in this issuenext article in this issue

Preview first page
Document Details :

Title: A 'New' Text of the Martyrdom of Polycarp
Author(s): DEHANDSCHUTTER, B.
Journal: Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses
Volume: 66    Issue: 4   Date: December 1990   
Pages: 391-394
DOI: 10.2143/ETL.66.4.556038

Abstract :
In 1979 we were able to publish a new edition of the Martyrdom of Polycarp. It was mainly based on the Greek manuscripts known and available since the nineteenth century. The same manuscripts were used in editions such as the well-known 'Bihlmeyer', the edition of the Acts of the Christian Martyrs by H. Musurillo, and even the recent edition of A.P. Orban. Nevertheless an existing manuscript of the Martyrdom of Polycarp had been overlooked.

Download article