Did Arcadius legislate on episcopalis audientia? And was that legislation included in the Theodosian Code

It is generally assumed the text of CJ 1,4,7, a law on episcopal adjudication, was issued by Arcadius as part of a larger legislative action on the 27th of July AD 398 at Mnizus. Paul Krüger’s critical edition of Justinian’s Code is primarily responsible for this assumption gaining traction. Through an exploration of the (lacking) manuscript evidence and earlier humanist editions of the Code, notably that of Gregorius Haloander, this article stresses both the place Mnizus and promulgation by Arcadius are in fact assumptions. Similarly, Krüger’s claim that CJ 1,4,7 was also part of the Theodosian Code lacks direct evidence. With an investigation of the sources the article seeks to highlight the as of yet unresolved textual problems and strengthen the basis for further legal analysis

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