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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]]
 

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