Folia Theologica et Canonica 1. 23/15 (2012)
SACRA THEOLOGIA - László Perendy, Athenagoras on the Triune God of Christians
68 PERENDY LÁSZLÓ authors do, how the history of dogma would have developed if he had exercised more influence on theologians in the third and early fourth centuries.1 The Arethas codex was copied between September 913 and August 914 by Baanes, the notarios of Arethas, the archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Unfortunately, Arethas frequently erased the text copied by Baanes in order to introduce his own corrections and emendations, which are mostly arbitrary. As both of them used the same ink and their hands are similar, it is very difficult, sometimes impossible, to distinguish them. The text of the De resurrectione supposes a different text tradition, and it did not suffer so much as that of the Legatio. It seems obvious that they had a separate history before they were included in Parisinus graec. 451. Also because they are different in vocabulary, style, and theology, several scholars (e.g., Robert M. Grant, Horacio E. Lona, William R. Schoedel, David T. Runia) suppose that the De resurrectione was in fact written later to attack Origenist views on the resurrection of the dead. Bernard Pouderon and others, however, accept the authenticity of the De resurrectione.2 The dispute has not been settled yet, as neither group of scholars seems 1 See Schoedel, W. R., Athenagoras, Legatio and De Resurrectione, Oxford 1972. ix-xi, xxv- xxvi. References to his life and the chronology of his works can be found also in the following works: Bardy, G., Athénagore, Supplique au sujet des chrétiens, Paris-Lyon 1943. Barnard, L.W., The Embassy of Athenagoras, in Vigiliae Christianae 21 (1967) 88-92. Barnard, E. W., Athenagoras. A study in second century Christian apologetic (Théologie historique 18), Paris 1972. Barnard, E. W., Apologetik, I: Alte Kirche, in Theologische Realenzyklopädie, 3. Berlin- New York 1978. 371—411. Crehan, J.H ..Athenagoras, Embassy for the Christians, The Resurrection of the Dead, Westminster/Maryland-London 1956. Grant, R.M., Greek Apologists of the Second Century, Philadelphia 1988. Marcovich, M., Athenagoras, Legatio pro Christianis, Berlin-New York 1990. Pouderon, B., Athénagore d’Athènes. Philosophe chrétien, Paris 1989. Pouderon, B., Athénagore, Supplique au sujet des chrétiens et sur la résurrection des morts, Paris 1992. Pouderon, B., Athénagore chef d’école. A propos du témoignage de Philippe de Side, in Studia Patristica 26 (1993) 167-176. Schölten, C., Athenagoras, in Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, I. 1143-1144. 2 Pouderon, B., Athénagore, Supplique au sujet des chrétiens, 33-34. The following contributions contain valuable information on the text and text transmission of the Legatio or/and the De resurrectione: Lucks, H. A., The Philosophy of Athenagoras. Its sources and value, Washington 1936. von Otto, J. K. T., Athenagorae philosophi Atheniensis opera, Jena 1857. There are several contributions worth mentioning whose authors take part in the debate over the authenticity of the De resurrectione'. Barnard, L. W., The Old Testament and the Authorship of Athenagoras’ De Resurrectione, in Journal of Theological Studies 18 (1967) 432^133. Barnard, L. W., Notes on Athenagoras, in Latomus 31 (1972) 413—432. Barnard, L. W., The Authenticity of Athenagoras’ De Resurrectione, in Studia Patristica 15 (1984) 39-49. Gallicet, E., Athenagora o Pseudo-Atenagora?, in Rivista difilológia 104 (1976) 420-435. Gallicet, E., Ancora süllő Pseudo-Athenagoras, in Rivista di filológia 105 (1977) 21-42. Grant, R.M., Athenagoras or Pseudo-Athenagoras, in Harvard Theological Review 47 (1954) 121-129. Lona, H. E., Bemerkungen zu Athenagoras und Pseudo-Athenagoras, in Vigiliae Christianae 42 (1988) 352-363. Pouderon, B., L’authenticité du traité sur la résurrection attribué à l’apologiste Athénagore, in Vigiliae Christianae 40 (1986) 226-244. Pouderon, B., «La chair et le sang». Encore sur l’authenticité du traité d’Athénagore, in Vigiliae Christianae 44 (1990) 1-5. Pouderon, B.,
