Abbreviations

Abbreviations

{L20} References to biblical books will follow standard abbreviations in American English.

{L21} Abbreviations for Ignatius's letters and parts within them:

  • {L22} Eph = Ignatius's Letter to the Ephesians (references to Paul's Letter to the Ephesians will be made clear in the context).
  • Magn = Ignatius's Letter to the Magnesians.
  • Philad = Ignatius's Letter to the Philadelphians.
  • Polyc = Ignatius's Letter to Polycarp.
  • Rom = Ignatius's Letter to the Romans (references to Paul's Letter to the Romans will be made clear in the context).
  • Smyrn = Ignatius's Letter to the Smyrneans.
  • Trall = Ignatius's Letter to the Trallians.
  • Sal = Salutation
  • {L23} Abbreviations of works about or by Polycarp:

  • {L24} Mart Polyc = Martyrdom of Polycarp
  • Phil Polyc = Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians
  • {L25} Other Abbreviations:

  • {L26} BAG = A Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 4th ed. 1952)
  • Bauer = Bauer, Walter, and Henning Paulsen Die Briefe des Ignatius von Antiochia und der Polykarpbrief (1985)
  • Camelot = Camelot, P. T. Ignace d'Antioche. Polycarpe de Smyrne. Lettres. Martyre de Polycarpe, (1969).
  • Ehrman = The Apostolic Fathers edited and translated by Bart Ehrman (2003)
  • Holmes = The Apostolic Fathers: The Apostolic Fathers Greek Texts, and English Translations 3rd ed. Edited and translated by Michael W. Holmes (2007).
  • Lampe = A Greek Patristic Lexicon edited by G.W.H. Lampe (1961)
  • LS = A Greek-English Lexicon compiled by Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott with a 1968 supplement (Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1976 reprint)
  • Lit = Literal or literally.
  • LXX = the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament around 250 B.C.
  • MSS = manuscripts
  • Schoedel = Schoedel, William R. Ignatius of Antioch A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Seven Letters. (1985)
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