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"The presentation is magnificent, the attention to detail first class, and the actual contents repay close study. This book is an essential addition to the libraries of all interested in the history of early Christianity."--Paul Foster, Expository Times

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The Apostolic Fathers is an important collection of writings revered by early Christians but not included in the final canon of the New Testament. Here a leading expert on these texts offers an authoritative contemporary translation, in the tradition of the magisterial Lightfoot... Read Full Overview

Now with a new foreword by Mark Galli.

A collection of the earliest known writings of the church, The Apostolic Fathers includes a sermon and six brief documents: the First and Second Epistles of Clement, the Didache, the Epistles of Ignatius, the Epistle of... Read Full Overview

The famous critical edition of the Apostolic Fathers edited by J. B. Lightfoot. Texts are presented in both Greek and English, each preceded by an introduction. A must for anyone interested in early Christian studies.

Joseph Lightfoot was a 19th century English theologian who produced this work about the early history of the Christian Church before its many splits.

Following the publication of his revised translations in The Apostolic Fathers in English , 3rd ed., Michael Holmes, a leading expert on these texts, offers a thoroughly revised and redesigned bilingual edition, featuring Greek (or Latin) and English on facing pages. Introductions... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Step back into the dawn of Christianity, where faith was forged in the shadow of ancient Rome and voices of courage echoed through the ages. The Apostolic Fathers, edited by the renowned J. B. Lightfoot, gathers the foundational early Christian writings that shaped the beliefs... Read Full Overview