A while ago I put up
a job advertisement for a postdoctoral position in pre-Constantinian Christianity in Uppsala. Stephen Carlson, who recently finished his PhD on the text of Galatians (previously reported
here), saw the news and decided to apply. Eventually he got the position. Here is what he writes on his blog (Hypotyposeis).
As the new post-doctoral researcher in Early (Pre-Constantinian)
Christianity at Uppsala University, my project is to research and write
about a long-term interest of mine: Papias. My project is tentatively entitled, “The Reception of Papias before
Eusebius,” and I am looking at how second- and third-century writers
were influenced by and interacted with the now-lost writings of this
early second-century writer from Hierapolis.
Congratualations Stephen, and welcome to Sweden!
Stephen, Congratulations! What a fascinating topic. Peter Rodgers
ReplyDeleteI am concerned that Dr. Carlson will not have a lot to do. What more can be said about Papias beyond what is collected at http://www.textexcavation.com/papias.html ? Only a couple of things come to mind: (1) strenuously testing the basis (explained by Gundry) for putting Papias c. 110, and (2) looking into the possibility that the PA had an evil twin somewhere in the writings of Papias.
ReplyDeleteYours in Christ,
James Snapp, Jr.
A layman explanation of what James just cited would be awesome.
DeleteWonderful news. There's plenty to be done digging round Papias.
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Thanks for this post, Tommy. I missed it because my blog feed for ETC wasn't being updated.
ReplyDeleteI don't share your concern about not having a lot to do, Jim. This project is about the reception of Papias, so it is his influence on later writers that is at the heart of this project. So in addition to Papias, there is a lot of interaction with Irenaeus, Victorinus, etc.
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