Kerygma Petri
The Kerygma Petri ("Annunciation of Peter", Greek : κήρυγμα Πέτρου), abbreviated KerygmaPetr , is an early Christian Greek apocryphal script that is preserved in some quotations . This is to be distinguished from a font with the title Kerygmata Petrou , which is counted among the pseudo-clementines . The few quotations that can be clearly traced back to this writing can be found in Clemens von Alexandrien . He quotes passages from this scripture as words of Peter . Origen knows that the work is used by the Gnostic Herakleon and already expresses doubts about its authenticity. Eusebius and Hieronymus no longer count it among the canonical writings.
Most authors date the date of origin to the beginning of the second century. Ernst von Dobschütz gives the years 80–140 as the time of origin. The place of origin is given as Egypt, since the script appears and is quoted there for the first time, for which there is no reliable evidence. Dobschütz sees an Alexandrian origin as a given. The author is unknown. Since only fragments have survived, nothing can be said about the original structure, scope and literary genre. So the literary genre is decisive as to whether it is a pseudepigraphy . The order of the fragments cannot be determined; the various text editions and translations therefore differ in the order of the fragments.
Dobschütz characterizes the script as a “transition from early Christian to apologetic literature”, Wilhelm Schneemelcher describes it as the middle link between the early Christian missionary sermon and Greek apologetics .
With some other scattered quotations, it is discussed whether they should be assigned to this or to another scripture, the “Didaskalia Petrou” (“Teaching of Peter”, διδασκαλία Πέτρου).
Remarks
- ↑ Dobschütz Kerygma Petri p. 67
- ↑ Dobschütz Kerygma Petri p. 65
- ↑ Dobschütz Kerygma Petri p. 66
- ↑ Schneemelcher, Apokryphen II, p. 37.
literature
- Theodor Zahn : History of the New Testament Canon, Vol. 2, Part 2 , A. Deichert, Erlangen 1888. S. 820–832.
- Ernst von Dobschütz : The kerygma Petri critically examined , JC Hinrichs, Leipzig 1893. In: O. v. Gebhardt, Adolf von Harnack (Ed.): Texts and investigations on the history of early Christian literature Volume 11 (1894, Reprint Gorgias Press 2010).
- Erich Klostermann : Apocrypha I. Remains of the Gospel of Peter, the Apocalypse of Peter and the Kerygma Petri . In: Hans Lietzmann (Ed.): Small text for theological lectures and exercises, Book 3, Marcus and Weber's: Bonn 1903. (including the Greek text.)
- Henning Paulsen: The Kerygma Petri and the early Christian apologetics. In: ZKG 88, year 1977, pp. 1–37.
- Wilhelm Schneemelcher : New Testament Apocrypha in German translation. Vol. II Apostolisches, Apokalypsen und related things, 6th edition Tübingen 1997. pp. 34–41