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 of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: church in Antioch
associatedWith Antioch ⓘ
textual tradition of the Septuagint ⓘ
birthPlace Commagene ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Samosata ⓘ
dateOfDeath 312 ⓘ
deathPlace Bithynia ⓘ
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 Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
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 ⓘ
linked to: Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated)