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Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

Ignatius of Antioch

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Letters and small-scale theological treatises giving a rich and powerful articulation of the Christian faith.
The writings in this volume shed a glimmer of light, in an otherwise dark period, on the emerging traditions and organizations of the infant Church. They are a selection from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, so-called because several of the authors were most likely disciples of the Apostles themselves. Like much of the New Testament, their writings take the form of letters, and for the most part deal with practical problems of the life of the early Church, as it struggled in the face of persecution to establish itself in the Roman world. They give us a picture of Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Release: April 28, 1987

ISBN: 0140444750

ISBN 13: 0140444750

Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

Ignatius of Antioch

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Letters and small-scale theological treatises giving a rich and powerful articulation of the Christian faith.
The writings in this volume shed a glimmer of light, in an otherwise dark period, on the emerging traditions and organizations of the infant Church. They are a selection from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, so-called because several of the authors were most likely disciples of the Apostles themselves. Like much of the New Testament, their writings take the form of letters, and for the most part deal with practical problems of the life of the early Church, as it struggled in the face of persecution to establish itself in the Roman world. They give us a picture of Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Release: April 28, 1987

ISBN: 0140444750

ISBN 13: 0140444750

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