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{{Spirituality}}The term '''''Apostolic Fathers''''' refers both to a group of early Christian writers (the first among the [[Church Fathers]]) and to a particular collection of their writings. These writings comprise the first known Christian writings after the composition of the [[New Testament]], and some were even considered for inclusion in the canon (i.e., the epistles of St. [[Clement of Rome]]).
*''The [[Epistle to Diognetus]]''
*''The [[Epistles First Epistle of Clement|First Epistle of Clement]]''
*''The [[Epistles of Clement|Second Epistle of Clement]]''
*''The [[Didache]]''
*''The [[Epistle of Barnabas]]''
*Seven short ''[[Ignatius of Antioch|Epistles'' of [[Ignatius of Antioch]] '' (the longer forms of these Epistles, and those beyond the seven, are widely considered later emendations and forgeries)
*''The [[Epistle of Polycarp]]''
*''The [[Polycarp of Smyrna|Martyrdom of Polycarp]]''*''The [[The Shepherd of Hermas]]''
==Published works==
The following are published collections of the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, listed by the faith of the editor(s):
'''Orthodox'''
*[http://www.saaot.edu/ Sparks, Fr. Jack N.] ''The Apostolic Fathers''. (ISBN 0840756615)
'''Catholic'''
*Jefford, Clayton N.; Harder, Kenneth J.; Amezaga Jr., Louis D. ''Reading the Apostolic Fathers: An Introduction''. (ISBN 1565631544)
'''Protestant'''
*[[Wikipedia:Joseph_Barber_Lightfoot|Lightfoot, J.B.]] ''The Apostolic Fathers''. (ISBN 0943575273)
*Lightfoot, J.B.; Harmer, J. R., ed. ''The Apostolic Fathers''. (ISBN 0766164985)
*Lightfoot, J.B. (translator); Harmer, J. R. (translator); Holmes, Michael W., ed. ''The Apostolic Fathers''. (ISBN 0801021995, ISBN 9780801021992)
*Richardson, Cyril C. ''Early Christian Fathers''. (ISBN 0684829517)
[[Category:Apostolic Fathers]]
[[Category:Saints]]
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[[el:Αποστολικοί Πατέρες]]
[[fr:Pères apostoliques]]
[[ro:Părinţii apostolici]]
