Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated)

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Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated) was an early Christian presbyter and theologian known for his influential work on the revision and transmission of the biblical text in the Greek-speaking church.

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instanceOf Christian martyr
Christian theologian
biblical scholar
presbyter
textual critic
affiliation church in Antioch
surface form: Church of Antioch
associatedWith Antioch
textual tradition of the Septuagint
birthPlace Commagene
Roman Empire
Samosata
dateOfDeath 312
deathPlace Bithynia
Nicomedia (traditionally)
surface form: Nicomedia

Roman Empire
diedDuring persecution under Emperor Maximinus Daia
doctrine emphasis on literal and historical interpretation of Scripture
educatedAt Edessa (traditionally attributed)
era 3rd century
early 4th century
feastDay January 7
influenced Antiochene exegetical tradition
Arius
Eusebius of Nicomedia
knownFor influence on the transmission of the biblical text in the Greek-speaking church
revision of the Greek Old Testament
so‑called Lucianic recension of the Septuagint
languageOfWork Greek
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
movement Antiochene school of theology
notableFact his role in producing a distinct Greek biblical text type is debated among modern scholars
later Byzantine text traditions have sometimes been linked to his textual work
remembered as a confessor as well as a martyr in some traditions
was imprisoned for his Christian faith before his death
positionHeld presbyter of Antioch
religion Christianity
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
workField biblical studies
textual criticism
theology

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Byzantine text-type associatedWithScholar Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated)
Antiochene school of theology influencedBy Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated)
this entity surface form: Lucian of Antioch