No, it's suspected to be an interpolation because in chapter 9, Polycarp states:MrMacSon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:43 pm chapter 13 is suspected to be an interpolation because Ignatius is said to be still alive?
I take all the 'is still alive' statements in these mid 2nd century documents to be likely to be true
ie. I take all these people to be contemporaneous with each other; including a key Johannine author - John - Papias and Marcion.
Yet in chapter 13, Ignatius is suddenly alive again. Polycarp knew of Ignatius' death when he wrote chapter 9, but he thinks he's alive four chapters later?
Regardless, I think I should mention that I do think Trobisch's theory that Polycarp (or someone just like him) published/finalized the NT in the 150/160s to counter Marcion's canon is a plausible one. An alternative suspect might be Theophilus of Antioch, whom Luke-Acts appears to be addressed to.