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The routine use of Christian as a term for followers of Jesus Christ in this epistle, probably indicates a date no earlier than the very late 1st century CE. Christian is used 3 times in the NT and 14 times in this short epistle. Andrew Criddle The usage of the term 'Christians' (not Christian) is ...

Now, as all chapters were bound together and are consistent in quality and purpose, it is reasonable to judge chapters 11 and 12 to have been of the same author and work, in spite of the lacuna. The fact that he describes himself as ‘having been a disciple of apostles’ suggests a past personal assoc...

The Epistle to Diognetus continued ... Prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, the Jewish religion enjoyed official recognition and legality throughout the Roman Empire. Jews were free to worship. Following this war, the emperor Vespasian imposed a tax, the ‘fiscus Judaicus’, upon all Jews...

I submit the following for your consideration and discussion in three parts. I understand that what I advocate in the title is contrary to most scholarly opinion, but I would ask for a reconsideration of the evidence. It may feature as an introduction under a sub-heading in a forthcoming book that e...