Early Christian Writings

AuthorPolycarp
Foreword / AfterwordAndrew Louth
FormatCollection / Anthology
LanguageEnglish
Year1987
PublisherPenguin
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pages199
ISBN0140444750
Early Christian Writings

The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, several of whom were probably disciples of the Apostles, they provide a first-hand account of the early Church and outline a form of early Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism. Included here are the first Epistle of Bishop Clement of Rome, an impassioned plea for harmony; The Epistle of Polycarp; The Epistle of Barnabas; The Didache; and the Seven Epistles written by Ignatius of Antioch—among them his moving appeal to the Romans that they grant him a martyr's death. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Contents General Introduction 9 General Bibliography 13 Note on the Text 15 The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians 17 The Epistles of Ignatius: 53 To the Ephesians 59 To the Magnesians 69 To the Trallians 77 To the Romans 83 To the Philadelphians 91 To the Smyrnaeans 99 To Polycarp 107 The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians and The Martyrdom of Polycarp 113 The Epistle to Diognetus 137 The Epistle of Barnabas 153 The Didache 185 Map of Ignatius's route 54

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