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==Witness to belief in [[transubstantiation]] in the early church==

==Witness to belief in [[transubstantiation]] in the early church==

[[Evangelical Christians|Evangelical]] and [[Fundamentalism|Fundamentalist]] Christians reject the letters of Ignatius as forgeries most likely composed as late as A.D. 300-500 to support Catholic and Orthodox belief in transubstantiation, the "Real Presence" of Jesus Christ in the form of bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy and the Mass, which they reject as "idolatrous heresy" and impious [[superstition]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d8VP0bIV-IwC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=Protestant+rejection+of+epistles+of+ignatius+regarding+transubstantiation&source=bl&ots=8Cyr0ibpeC&sig=UXs8sh5XPyGOiy73d8knsAmLjP0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ST7WVMPuMYmdgwTWv4TICw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Protestant%20rejection%20of%20epistles%20of%20ignatius%20regarding%20transubstantiation&f=false Lives of England's Monarchs: The Story of Our American English Heritage, By H. E. Lehman, AuthorHouse, 2005. 482 pages.] ISBN 1418496928 ISBN 9781418496920.</ref> Established documentary evidence supporting the authenticity of the letters of Ignatius is disputed by Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christian believers.<ref>[http://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm The 15 forged letters of Ignatius] (bible.ca)]<br/>[http://biblehub.com/library/killen/the_ancient_church/chapter_ii_the_ignatian_epistles.htm The Ignatian Epistles and their Claims. The External Evidence. The Ancient Church — William Dool Killen]</ref> Here is a brief summary of the supporting evidence they reject:<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07644a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Ignatius of Antioch] ''cites documented evidence of the authenticity of the seven genuine epistles of Ignatius against the critics who reject them.''</ref>

[[Evangelical Christians|Evangelical]] and [[Fundamentalism|Fundamentalist]] Christians reject the letters of Ignatius as forgeries most likely composed as late as A.D. 300-500 to support Catholic and Orthodox belief in transubstantiation, the "Real Presence" of Jesus Christ in the form of bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy and the Mass, which they reject as "idolatrous heresy" and impious [[superstition]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d8VP0bIV-IwC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=Protestant+rejection+of+epistles+of+ignatius+regarding+transubstantiation&source=bl&ots=8Cyr0ibpeC&sig=UXs8sh5XPyGOiy73d8knsAmLjP0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ST7WVMPuMYmdgwTWv4TICw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Protestant%20rejection%20of%20epistles%20of%20ignatius%20regarding%20transubstantiation&f=false Lives of England's Monarchs: The Story of Our American English Heritage, By H. E. Lehman, AuthorHouse, 2005. 482 pages.] ISBN 1418496928 ISBN 9781418496920.</ref> Established documentary evidence supporting the authenticity of the letters of Ignatius is disputed by Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christian believers.<ref>[http://www.bible.ca/history-ignatius-forgeries-250AD.htm The 15 forged letters of Ignatius] (bible.ca)<br/>[http://biblehub.com/library/killen/the_ancient_church/chapter_ii_the_ignatian_epistles.htm The Ignatian Epistles and their Claims. The External Evidence. The Ancient Church — William Dool Killen]</ref> Here is a brief summary of the supporting evidence they reject:<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07644a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Ignatius of Antioch] ''cites documented evidence of the authenticity of the seven genuine epistles of Ignatius against the critics who reject them.''</ref>

*Perhaps the best evidence is the [http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians,] which mentions each of the letters of Ignatius by name, unless the letter of Polycarp itself be regarded as interpolated or forged.<ref>"mentions each of the letters of Ignatius by name".<blockquote>"The Epistles of Ignatius written by him to us, and all the rest [of his Epistles] which we have by us, we have sent to you, as you requested. They are subjoined to this Epistle..."</blockquote>Available online texts of the Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians do not include the letters "subjoined" to this epistle of Polycarp.</ref>

*Perhaps the best evidence is the [http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians,] which mentions each of the letters of Ignatius by name, unless the letter of Polycarp itself be regarded as interpolated or forged.<ref>"mentions each of the letters of Ignatius by name".<blockquote>"The Epistles of Ignatius written by him to us, and all the rest [of his Epistles] which we have by us, we have sent to you, as you requested. They are subjoined to this Epistle..."</blockquote>Available online texts of the Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians do not include the letters "subjoined" to this epistle of Polycarp.</ref>

*The great body of critics who acknowledge the authenticity of the Ignatian letters restrict their approval to those mentioned by Eusebius and St. Jerome.

*The great body of critics who acknowledge the authenticity of the Ignatian letters restrict their approval to those mentioned by Eusebius and St. Jerome.