1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom
In this article, I discuss reception history, its place within the history of historical critical methods, and social memory theory. I apply a reception historical lens buttressed by social memory theory to 1 Timothy 1:3–4. I show that the historical circumstances of this passage’s reception problem...
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| description | In this article, I discuss reception history, its place within the history of historical critical methods, and social memory theory. I apply a reception historical lens buttressed by social memory theory to 1 Timothy 1:3–4. I show that the historical circumstances of this passage’s reception problematize using early understandings of it to reconstruct the referent behind “myths and endless genealogies”. I first show how the phrase “myths and endless genealogies” is ambiguous in the historical setting of the author. Then, I demonstrate that Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom use this phrase against very different groups; however, all of these authors use 1 Timothy 1:4 for a (perceived) problem against their present group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1b4279cf43744328b9b163277b5413b2023-11-19T12:45:21ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-08-01149112310.3390/rel140911231 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and ChrysostomMichael Scott Robertson0Beyond Canon Collaborative Research Group, Universität Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, GermanyIn this article, I discuss reception history, its place within the history of historical critical methods, and social memory theory. I apply a reception historical lens buttressed by social memory theory to 1 Timothy 1:3–4. I show that the historical circumstances of this passage’s reception problematize using early understandings of it to reconstruct the referent behind “myths and endless genealogies”. I first show how the phrase “myths and endless genealogies” is ambiguous in the historical setting of the author. Then, I demonstrate that Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom use this phrase against very different groups; however, all of these authors use 1 Timothy 1:4 for a (perceived) problem against their present group.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/9/1123historical criticismreception historymemoryhermeneuticsPastoral Epistles1 Timothy |
| spellingShingle | Michael Scott Robertson 1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom Religions historical criticism reception history memory hermeneutics Pastoral Epistles 1 Timothy |
| title | 1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom |
| title_full | 1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom |
| title_fullStr | 1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom |
| title_full_unstemmed | 1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom |
| title_short | 1 Timothy 1:3–4 in the Memory of Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Chrysostom |
| title_sort | 1 timothy 1 3 4 in the memory of irenaeus tertullian athanasius and chrysostom |
| topic | historical criticism reception history memory hermeneutics Pastoral Epistles 1 Timothy |
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