About the Apostolic Fathers
Trajectories Through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers by
The two-volume work The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers offers a comparative study of two collections of early Christian texts: the New Testament; and the texts, from immediately after the New Testament period, which are conventionally referred to as the Apostolic Fathers. The second volume, Trajectories through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers , discusses broad theological, literary, and historical issues that arise in the comparative study of these texts, and which are of importance to the study of early Christianity. It deals with the most important current debates concerning both the Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament, such as baptism, Pauline theology, the function of apocalyptic elements, Church order, and Jewish and Christianidentity.
Call Number: EBSCO eBookPublication Date: 2005
A Reader's Lexicon of the Apostolic Fathers by
The apostolic fathers (late first century to mid second century) are early and important links to apostolic Christianity, although there is vigorous debate regarding their connection with the normative teachings of the primitive church. This new reference work, designed to be used alongside Michael Holmes's third edition of the Apostolic Fathers(Baker, 2007) makes these vital writings more accessible by providing students with contextually sensitive glosses of words that occur fewer than thirty times in the New Testament These definitions are presented in the order in which they occur in the texts, along with the frequency of the word in the book, to facilitate a seamless reading process. Thus, students of New Testament Greek will be able to more comfortably expand their studies to read the works of Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, the Shepherd of Hermas, Polycarp of Smyrna, Papias, and others. This work will spur many students of the New Testament to explore the writings of the apostolic fathers and wrestle with their content, theology, praxis, use of the New Testament, and devotion to the risen Lord.
Call Number: BR60.A65 R42 2013 Ref
The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations by
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 and bibliographies are generous and up to date. In the textual apparatus, existing notes have been revised and expanded, and well over 200 new notes have been added. This handsome and handy one-volume, thin-paper edition will be an essential resource for students and scholars and a joy to book lovers.
Call Number: BR60 .A62 2007 Ref
The Apostolic Fathers: An Introduction by
The Apostolic Fathers represents the best and latest in German-language scholarship on the Apostolic Fathers--now available in this exclusive English edition. Crafted by an expert team of scholars, The Apostolic Fathers offers introductions to the works comprising this early Christian corpus, fully equipped with cutting-edge discussion of important topics including theological profiles, intertextuality, intellectual milieus, and anti-Jewish polemics. The foreword by Wilhelm Pratscher and closing chapter by Jörg Ulrich cap off this learned handling of the Fathers, locating them within the history of scholarship, even while pointing the way for new avenues of study.
Call Number: BR60.A65 A6613 2010Publication Date: 2010-11-01
Apostolic Fathers by
Ignatius of Antioch, the author of the Didache, Clement of Rome, a brilliant and passionate martyr, a down-to-earth canon lawyer, a spokesperson for the Church of Rome, seen in retrospect as the third Pope. These are some of the figures examined in this scholarly but accessible book. They belong to the period when the church was only gradually beginning to shape its own canon of Scripture, with a New Testament as well as the old Jewish Bible, and was progressively formalizing its structures and institutions and developing a consciousness of its own orthodox doctrine. Simon Tugwell guides the reader through the major figures and debates of this key age in the emergence and spread of Christianity.
Call Number: BR67 .T84 2001
Early Christian Writings by
The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, several of whom were probably disciples of the Apostles, they provide a first-hand account of the early Church and outline a form of early Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism. Included here are the first Epistle of Bishop Clement of Rome, an impassioned plea for harmony; The Epistle of Polycarp; The Epistle of Barnabas; The Didache; and the Seven Epistles written by Ignatius of Antioch - among them his moving appeal to the Romans that they grant him a martyr's death.
Call Number: BR60.A62 E2 1987ISBN: 0140444750
The Reception of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers by
The two-volume work The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers offers a comparative study of two collections of early Christian texts: the New Testament; and the texts, from immediately after the New Testament period, which are conventionally referred to as the Apostolic Fathers. The first volume, The Reception of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers, presents a comprehensive and rigorous discussion of the extent to which the writings later included in the New Testament were known to and used by each of the Apostolic Fathers. Contemporary research on the textual traditions of both collections is used to address the questions of textual transmission and reception.
Call Number: EBSCO eBookPublication Date: 2005
- Other Books about the Apostolic FathersTexts held by the ORU Library
Apostolic Fathers
- opens new windowClement of Rome, c. 30-99
- Letter to the Corinthians
- opens new windowIgnatius of Antioch, d. c. 110
- opens new windowPolycarp of Smyrna, martyr, c. 69-160
- disciple of John the Apostle according to Eusebius of Caesarea
- wrote Epistle to the Philippians
- opens new windowPapias, bishop of Hierapolis, c. 60-c. 130
- companion of Polycarp according to Ignatius
Other Writings of the Period
- opens new windowDidachē, or, The Teaching of the Apostles, early 2nd c.
- opens new windowShepherd of Hermas, late 1st-early 2nd c.
- opens new windowEpistle of Barnabas, c. 130
- Alexandria
- opens new windowLetter to Diognetus
- Second Clement (pseudo-Clement)
Selected Works on the Apostolic Fathers
Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna: A New Translation and Theological Commentary by
Early Christian Fathers series. Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna were two of the greatest leaders of Christianity in the first half of the second century. Both suffered martyrdom: Ignatius in Rome during the reign of Trajan, and Polycarp in Smyrna some time in the mid-century. The letters of Ignatius advance the teachings of Christ and the apostles on such important subjects as church unity, the Eucharist, and the governmental structure of the church. The Martyrdom of Polycarp represents one of the earliest and most inspiring accounts of a Christian martyr that we possess. Their combined writings provide a unique window on the faith, life and practice of Christians in the second century. Careful reading of these writings demonstrates the unique place that the early fathers of the church hold in establishing the foundations of historic Christianity. Their relevance for contemporary ecumenical discussions is beyond dispute.
Call Number: BR65.I3 E5 2009
Ignatius of Antioch: A Commentary on the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch by
Hermeneia commentary series
Call Number: BS491.2 .H4 v.65 RefPublication Date: 1985
The Apostolic Fathers by
First letter of Clement -- Second letter of Clement -- Letters of Ignatius -- Letter of Polycarp -- Martyrdom of Polycarp -- Didache -- Epistle of Barnabas -- Papias and Quadratus -- Epistle to Diognetus -- Shepherd of Hermas
Call Number: BR60 .A62 2003 V.1-2
