Early Christian Fathers
Richardson's collection of key writings from the earliest church fathers, including Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, the Didache, and other sub-apostolic texts. An essential anthology for understanding the theology and practice of Christianity in its formative centuries.
43 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
GENERAL EDITORS' PREFACE
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CONTENTS page PREFACE 13
3
PREFACE
4
THE LITERATURE
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THE SETTING
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BASIC WORKS ON EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY
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INTRODUCTION
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MANUSCRIPTS AND BOOKS
9
The Letter of the Church of Rome
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INTRODUCTION
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MANUSCRIPTS AND BOOKS
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TO THE EPHESIANS
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TO THE MAGNESIANS
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TO THE TRALLIANS
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TO THE ROMANS
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TO THE PHILADELPHIANS
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TO THE SMYRNAEANS
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TO POLYCARP
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INTRODUCTION
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BOOKS
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The Letter of Saint Polycarp,
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The Martyrdom of Polycarp,
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INTRODUCTION
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BOOKS
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The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp,
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INTRODUCTION
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MANUSCRIPTS AND BOOKS
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The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Commonly Called the Didache
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An Anonymous Sermon, Commonly Called Clement's Second Letter to the Corinthians cINTRODUCTION
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MANUSCRIPTS AND BOOKS
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An Anonymous Sermon, Commonly Called Clement's Second Letter to the Corinthians
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INTRODUCTION AND BOOKS
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The So-called Letter to Diognetus
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INTRODUCTION
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MANUSCRIPTS
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The First Apology of Justin, the Martyr
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INTRODUCTION
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MANUSCRIPTS AND BOOKS
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A Plea Regarding Christians by Athenagoras, the Athenian
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Selections from the Work Against Heresies
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INTRODUCTION
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BOOKS
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Selections from the Work Against Heresies by Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons: |The Refutation and Overthrow of the Knowledge Falsely So Called|