Note-Taker's Series, Volume II

The Apostolic Fathers, or the first generation of Christian Fathers after the Apostles, enjoyed the unparalleled privilege and distinction of being direct disciples of the Apostles of Christ. They, like their teachers, held steadfastly to sound doctrine, lived thoroughly Christian lives in word, thought, and deed, and possessed especially deep love for Christ and His flock and a resulting sincere concern for the conduct of the believers and the proper administration of the Church. Of the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, those penned by Sts. Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp of Smyrna, which are represented in this humble work for the purpose of facilitating more careful and convenient engagement by readers, provide perhaps the most touching and approachable non-scriptural window into the life of the earliest period of Christianity, and within it, three of the most renowned Fathers in the history of the Church.

Paperback

ISBN: 9781312400924

Pages: 272

Table of Contents:

St. Clement of Rome: Introductory Note...........1

St. Ignatius of Antioch: Introductory Note...........7

St. Polycarp of Smyrna: Introductory Note...........15

St. Clement of Rome...........21

The First Epistle of St. Clement to the Corinthians...........22

St. Ignatius of Antioch...........117

The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians...........118

The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians...........138

The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians...........150

The Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans...........162

The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians...........176

The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans...........188

The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp...........204

St. Polycarp of Smyrna...........217

The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians...........218

The Encyclical Epistle to the Church at Smyrna Concerning the Martyrdom of the Holy Polycarp...........238