Pseudo-Ignatius

Pseudo-Ignatius was a 4th-century writer who claimed to be Ignatius of Antioch. He is the author of the Ignatian forgeries but he also wrote the Apostolic Constitutions and a Commentary on Job. Harnack also identified Pseudo-Clement with Pseudo-Ignatius. Pseudo-Ignatius has some Arian leanings but is not completely Arian; on the other hand, he in some ways resembles the Apollinarians. However it is not possible to draw clear conclusions on his Christology.

According to Bart D. Ehrman, the writer likely claimed the name Ignatius to bolster his own theological views.

Theology

Pseudo-Ignatius opposed asceticism and he had Arian 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 Book of Revelation.

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

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

4th-century Arian Christians

4th-century Christian theologians

4th-century Romans