Early Christian Writings by Various

Early Christian Writings by Various

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.

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ISBN 13	9780140441970
ISBN 10	0140441972
Title	Early Christian Writings
Author	The Apostolic Fathers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1975-06-26
Number of pages	240
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