Early Christian Reader

By Luke Smith, St Ignatius of Antioch, St Clement of Rome

This volume contains the "Apolstoic Fathers,"--the earliest Christian writings outside for the Bible from the very first and second centuries of the Church. Containing letters, apologetics, extra-canonical gospel narratives and historical information on early worship, this compilation provides a view of the nature of the Early Church when still in its infancy in Imperial Rome and its struggles both with internal controversies and external persecutions. This works contains: The Didache The Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch The Epistle of Barnabas 1 and 2 Clement Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians The Shepherd of Hermas The Gospel of James Hippolytus's The Apostolic Tradition Justin Martyr's First Apology The Martyrdom of Polycarp The Epistle to Diognetus

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5P5382L
• ISBN13: 9798280428713
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 305 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"