Addai (pseudonymous authorship)
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Addai (pseudonymous authorship) is the name of a supposed early Christian figure to whom later writers ascribed authorship of the Syriac text known as the Doctrine of Addai, despite the work’s actual author being unknown.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in early Christian tradition
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pseudonymous author ⓘ |
| actualAuthorOfAssociatedText | unknown ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Doctrine of Addai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTraditionType | apostolic legend GENERATED ⓘ |
| authorshipAscribedBy | later Christian writers ⓘ |
| authorshipClaim | Addai wrote the Doctrine of Addai ⓘ |
| authorshipClaimStatus | not historically verified ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| category |
Syriac Christian legendary figure
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pseudonymous authors in religious literature ⓘ |
| connectedTo | legend of the conversion of Edessa ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Syriac Christianity ⓘ |
| describedAs | supposed early Christian figure ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Addaeus
NERFINISHED
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Thaddaeus of Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkAttributed | Doctrine of Addai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | uncertain ⓘ |
| identityOfHistoricalPerson | disputed ⓘ |
| languageOfAssociatedText | Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedFigure | King Abgar of Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameType | pseudonym ⓘ |
| nameUsedFor | supposed early Christian figure ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | missionary sent to Edessa ⓘ |
| regionOfTraditionalActivity | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | pseudepigraphy ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | attributed author of the Doctrine of Addai ⓘ |
| scholarlyViewOnDoctrineOfAddai | composed by an anonymous Syriac author ⓘ |
| textualTransmissionLanguage | Syriac manuscripts ⓘ |
| timeOfTraditionalSetting | early Christian period ⓘ |
| tradition | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
apocryphal Christian literature
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hagiographical literature ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Syriac Christian tradition ⓘ |
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