Early Christian Writings - The Apostolic Fathers
Author(s): Staniforth Maxwell, Maxwell Staniforth
Focuses on traditions and organisation of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. This title presents an account of the early Church and outlines a form of early Christianity drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism.
Contents:
- First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
- Epistles of Ignatius
To the Ephesians
To the Magnesians
To the Trallians
To the Romans
To the Philadelphians
To the Smyrnaeans
To Polycarp - Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians & The Martyrdom of Polycarp
- Epistle to Diognetus
- Epistle of Barnabas
- The Didache
- Map of Ignatius's route
Product Information
Maxwell Staniforth also edited Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for the Penguin Classics. Andrew Louth is Professor of Byzantine studies in the Department of Theology at the University of Durham. Maxwell Staniforth also edited Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for the Penguin Classics. Andrew Louth is Professor of Byzantine studies in the Department of Theology at the University of Durham.
General Fields
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- : Penguin UK
- : Penguin
- : 0.157
- : 01 April 2000
- : 198mm X 129mm X 12mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Staniforth Maxwell, Maxwell Staniforth
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 230.12
- : map, bibliography