Pseudo-Ignatius was a 4th-century writer who claimed to be

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. He is the author of the Ignatian forgeries but he also wrote the

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and a Commentary on Job. Harnack also identified

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with Pseudo-Ignatius. Pseudo-Ignatius has some Arian leanings, but not completely Arian, yet on the hand, he in some ways resembles the Apollinarians. However it is not possible to draw clear conclusions on his

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. According to

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, the writer likely claimed the name Ignatius to bolster his own theological views.

Theology

Pseudo-Ignatius opposed

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and he had

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leanings. In the Apostolic Constitutions, he held 1-3 Maccabees, 1-2 Clement and possibly Judith as canonical (however some manuscripts lack Judith), but denied the canonical status of the

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. Pseudo-Ignatius in the Apostolic Constitutions affirmed peadocommunion. and Baptism by

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Writings

Epistles attributed to Pseudo-Ignatius include: * Epistle to the Tarsians * Epistle to the Antiochians * Epistle to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch * Epistle to the Philippians * The Epistle of Maria the Proselyte to Ignatius * Epistle to Mary at Neapolis, Zarbus * First Epistle to St. John * Second Epistle to St. John * The Epistle of Ignatius to the Virgin Mary * The Apostolic Constitutions * Commentary on Job

References

{{Reflist 4th-century Arian Christians 4th-century Christian theologians 4th-century Romans