1,316
edits
Changes
m
{{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 most common lists of these writings usually include most or all of the following: *''The [[Epistle to Diognetus]]''*''The [[Epistles of Clement|First Epistle of Clement]]''*''The [[Epistles of Clement|Second Epistle of Clement]]''*''The [[Didache]]''*''The [[Epistle of Barnabas]]''*Seven short ''[[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 [[Martyrdom of Polycarp]]''*''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:Church Fathers]][[Category:Saints]][[Category:Texts]] [[el:Αποστολικοί Πατέρες]][[ro:Părinţii apostolici]]LOL INTERNET
with love from ebaums
