The Berean Codex™Scripture Research Project
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Early patristic reception is materially diverse and cannot be reduced to a single later denominational formula

A reusable research record with provenance and relationships kept separate from the presentation layer.

INTERPRETIVE_CLAIMINT_MAT_16_PATRISTIC_DIVERSITY

Evidence state: documented reception only

Statement layerBerean synthesis
ConfidenceDocumented
Curation stateCurated Human Reviewed
Claim

The v57 curated patristic sample contains multiple emphases: Origen extends Petrine/rock language to other faithful disciples; Cyprian makes Peter a sign/start of unity while affirming like apostolic honor and power; Chrysostom speaks of the rock as the faith of Peter’s confession; Augustine identifies Christ/confession as rock and Peter as representative of the Church. The sample therefore supplies evidence of interpretive diversity, not a referendum winner.

Interpretive Evidence Audit

Documented Reception Only · Curated Pass As Reception History

Inference depth: Moderate · Original-meaning weight: No Automatic Original Meaning Weight

Publish with the stated classification and boundaries. Reception records remain separate from original-meaning evidence, and later doctrinal arrows remain visible rather than being folded into Matthew 16.

Open complete evidence audit

Quality-gate boundary: This audit measures evidentiary support and inferential distance. It does not make the Codex infallible or convert scholar/tradition authority into evidence.
Interpretation Dependency Profile

Reception History Only

Premises mapped: 2 · Development threads: 2

Curated chronology: v57 curated corpus · Historical Origin Unknown

This profile distinguishes the current Archive evidence chain from historical origin. The earliest loaded witness is not a claim that the idea originated there.

Open complete dependency profile

Chronology boundary: “Earliest in the curated Codex corpus” is not a claim of historical origin. Missing earlier records cannot be treated as evidence that a premise did not exist.

Supporting evidence

Id: HISTINT_MAT_16_ORIGEN_XII

Role: early reception

Id: HISTINT_MAT_16_CYPRIAN_UNITY

Role: early reception

Id: HISTINT_MAT_16_CHRYSOSTOM_H54

Role: early reception

Id: HISTINT_MAT_16_AUGUSTINE_TRACT124

Role: early reception

What this does not establish

That these are the only patristic readings.
That the earliest loaded record is the historical origin of a view.
That majority counting among selected fathers determines Matthew’s meaning.
Release Introduced
v57
Passage Id
PASSAGE_MAT_16_13_20
Evidence Classification
documented reception only
Status
CURATED_PUBLIC