The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse
picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately
after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost
Scriptural authority in the early Church. This new Loeb edition of
these essential texts reflects current idiom and the latest
scholarship.
Here are the Letters of Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, among the
most famous documents of early Christianity; these letters,
addressing core theological questions, were written to a half dozen
different congregations while Ignatius was en route to Rome as a
prisoner, condemned to die in the wild-beast arena. Also in this
collection is a letter to the Philippian church by Polycarp, bishop
of Smyrna and friend of Ignatius, as well as an account of
Polycarp's martyrdom. There are several kinds of texts in the
Apostolic Fathers collection, representing different religious
outlooks. The manual called the "Didache" sets forth precepts for
religious instruction, worship, and ministry. The Epistle of
Barnabas searches the Old Testament, the Jewish Bible, for
testimony in support of Christianity and against Judaism. Probably
the most widely read in the early Christian centuries was "The
Shepherd" of Hermas, a book of revelations that develops a doctrine
of repentance.
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