The Apostolic Fathers in English

by Holmes, Michael W., ed.

• ISBN13: 9780801031083
• ISBN10: 0801031087
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781585585007
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic
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Summary

A reliable translation of important early Christian texts not included in the New Testament.

Author Biography

Michael W. Holmes (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor of biblical studies and early Christianity at Bethel University. A leading scholar of the Apostolic Fathers, he is currently writing a major critical commentary on Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians and The Martyrdom of Polycarp.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	7	(3)
Preface to the Second Edition	10	(3)
Abbreviations	13	(4)
Introduction	17	(19)
Select Bibliography	29	(7)
First Clement
Introduction	36	(6)
Translation	42	(31)
Second Clement
Introduction	73	(4)
Translation	77	(10)
The Letters of Ignatius
Introduction	87	(9)
To the Ephesians	96	(7)
To the Magnesians	103	(5)
To the Trallians	108	(4)
To the Romans	112	(5)
To the Philadelphians	117	(4)
To the Smyrnaeans	121	(5)
To Polycarp	126	(4)
The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians
Introduction	130	(5)
Translation	135	(7)
The Martyrdom of Polycarp
Introduction	142	(5)
Translation	147	(10)
The Didache
Introduction	157	(6)
Translation	163	(9)
The Epistle of Barnabas
Introduction	172	(5)
Translation	177	(22)
The Shepherd of Hermas
Introduction	199	(7)
Visions	206	(18)
Commandments	224	(18)
Parables	242	(46)
The Epistle to Diognetus
Introduction	288	(5)
Translation	293	(9)
Fragments of Papias
Introduction	302	(6)
Fragments of Papias	308	(12)
Additional Fragments from Irenaeus	320	(3)
Index of Ancient Sources	323	(9)
Maps	332