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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Abbreviations XIV
LisotfC ontributors XVll
Chapter 1
THEA pOSTOFLAITCH EARNSDT HES TRUGFGOLRE
CHRISTIIDAENN TITY
HelmKuote ster
Chapt2e r
THEDI DACHE 13
JontahaAn.D raper
Chapter 3
1C LEMENTA:N I NTRODUCTION 21
AndreGwr egory
Chapter 4
2 CLEMENTA NDT HEM EANIONFGT HEC HRISTHIOAMNI LY 32
PauPla rvis
Chapter 5
THEF RAGMEONFTP SA PIAS 42
CharEl.eH si ll
Chapter 6
THEAp OLOGYO FQ UADRATUS 52
PauFlo ster
Chapt7e r
THESH EPHERODF H ERMAS 63
Joseph Verheyden
Chapter 8
THEEP ISTLOEF B ARNABAS 72
JameCsa rlePtaogne t
vi TheW ritionftg hsAe p ostFoatlhiecr s
Chapt9e r
THEE PISTOLFIE GSN ATOIFAU NST IOCH 81
PauFlo ster
Chapt1e0r
POLYCOARFSP M YRNEAPI,S TLTEO T HEP HILIPPIANS 180
MichaHeomlle s
Chapt1e1r
THEMA RTYRDOMO FP OLYCARP 162
SarPaa rvis
Chapt1e2r
THEEP ISTLTEO D JOGNETUS 174
PauFlo ster
INDEX 175
PREFACE
1.T heC ollectofiT oexnt s
Asi sn otbeydm anoyf t hceo ntritbout otvrhosil su tmhece,o lleocft ion
writtihnagitsks n ownt hbteyi tolf'e t Ahep ostFoaltihcei rss f'ica tna n
artifciocripaaunlsdi , n i tcsu rrfeonrtam m odecronn stTrhueec lte.v en
textthsaa tr ter eahteerde rdeifflfreeecngtte nraensdd ivetrhseeo logical
outloTohkers a.n ogfef o rmesm braacC ehsu rrcuhl vea,r ieopuiss atnl es,
earClhyr istians thaotnmetimsole fyd ,e fenocfte h eC hrisftiaitahn
(apolovgiiseaisro)tyn,e xftarsg,m enctosn cerenairnlgy Chtrriasdtian
itioannsda ,na ccooufnt thm ea rtyrodfto hmae u thoofor n oef t htee xts
incluidnte hdic so rpTuhsi.ms a yr ightlyt ob seae neo md dj umbolfe
texYtestt.h viesr dyi verrseifltetych tcesr eatainvtdih tdeyif rfeenwta yisn
whicnha scCehnrti steixapnrietvsyas reidao supse ocfit tsms e ssapgrei or
to etnhdeo ft hsee cocnedn tury. tThwoer irteioanfdtg hsAe p ostolic
Fathiestr osg aing rae asteenros fes ucphl uorrimfiAtlys.to h etseex ts
provaindu en derstoafnt dhbiean tgt tlheawste rfeuo ghatsa ttemwpetrse
madteo u nidfiys pagrraotuebp yst ransfotrhmiisn gs ponatnda neous
charisrmealtiigcpi hoeunso meinnotnao s truc,ts uursetdaiannadb le
stambolvee ment.
Althoiutgi hst ruteh atth ce olleocftwi roint iinsig nls a rpgaer t
artifibcaisauelpd, o sni milairndi attiiaennsgdt hpee rceptthiasotun c h
writiwnegrpesr oto-ortthheowrdaeos x ,a lrteeanddye pnraci yto otr h e
moderang et og rouspo moef t hewsrei titnoggse tThheeFr ri.s atn d
SecoEnpids tolfCe elsm ecnitr cutloagteetadhs ee arra lsty h fief tche ntury
asp arotft hbei blCiocdaeAlxl exandTrhiinssue set.m oss uggtehsaattt
leaisnst o mcei rctlheewssr ei twienrgceso nsidsecrreidp Ittmui rgabhlet.
argutehda itti su nsurprtihsatithn egs e wrtiwtoi wnegrgser ouped
togetshienrc ea rttehh efeyi rasntds ecoenpdi sotfal c eosm moanu thor.
Butc loseexra minatiotnh atrthe seve ecaolinssnd o atn e pisattal lel
(unltihkfieer sotft hewsrei tianngdis nf) ca,tn either tenxatm eb ears the
Cleme-ntth aitsa lataedrd itSioot nh.em ystery tihsne a hmoew
Clemebnetc aamtet acthobe odt h wtrhiets-ieon ngaesn e pistthloeet ,h er
ah omihloywt, h ebye cagmreo upteodg etahnedr ,wt hhyew ye rpeu otn
an eqfuooatlib nygs omeea rClhyr istwiiatnhs bitbelxSiticsma.il l arly,
twov erdyif rfeentte xtthsEe,p istolfB ea rnabaansdt hSe hephoefr d
Hermaasr,eb otihn cludetdh ee nadot ft hef ourth-ceCnotduerxy
Vlll TheW ritionftg hsAe p ostFoatlhiecr s
Sinauisat,ni octghreerba itb lmiacnauls cHreirpeta .f iur st heexra mpolfe
thset aatfuofsr deds otmooef t hewsrei tings.
Then exmtaj opri eocfee videinntc hefe or matiooftn h iesv olving
corpus tdo1a 50t6Ce Esw ,h etnh seo -caJlelreuds alewma swc roidtetxe n
(alksnoo wnt hbLeya ttiint Cloed,eH xi erosolyamnidrt eapnruess,e nted
byt hlee tHt)eTr.h is manuscritphtpe r ecvoinotuuansiilndyse ntified
documkennotw anst hDei adchael,ow nigt thhE epi sotflB ea rnab1aa sn,d
2 Celmenatn,dt hel ongreeercn sioofnt heI gnatlieatnt Ietrw sa.s
discovien1r 78e3id nt hlei broaftr hyJe e rusMaolneams teorfty h Heo ly
SepulacthC roen stantbiyPn hoiplloet heos BrMyeetnrnoipoolsi,t atnh e
ofN icomedia.
Int hmeo deerrna fitrhset perdiintotieftod en xt thsac to ubledl abelled
ast hAep ostFoaltihcwe arsps r odubcyeJ d. BCo.t eilni1 e76r2T .h e two
volumheeps u bliwsehreeedn tiStSlP.ea dt rquumti ep moriabpoussit coils
florue.ru.onp.te .ra.v e.r as pupeots t.Ti hciicsao lleicntcilountd heed
l
writionfBg asr nabCalse,m eHnetr,m aIsg,n atainudPs o lycaOrvpe.r
subsequent tgheceno elrlaetwciatosein xospn a ntdoie ndc ltuhdEeepi stle
toD iongettuhsfe,r g amenotfsP apitahsfe,ar gmeonftt hAep loogoyf
Quadtruaasn dfi naltlhDyei dcahe.
2.T heD iscusosfit ohnTeesx tisn t hiVso lume
Thehraebs e en a grreocwoignnogift t hiseoi ng nifiocfta hncicosel lection
oft exitnrs e ceyneta rassi, s evibdyet nhceeev de r-incbroedaoysf i ng
reseaTrhcihis.n teirsei snpt a rstt imulbayat deeds itroke n owwh at
happeinmemde diaatfteetlrhy ce l oosfet hNee wT estampeenrtiI otd .
shoublend o tehdo,w evtehra,t osfto hmteee xitnts h Aep ostFoaltihce rs
arpee rhcaopnst empwoirtaohrre,y v eena rltiheatrnh ,le a wsrti tings of
the NTeews tamAelnstmo.a, n syc hohlaavriesn vesttihgeawstreei dt ings
int heoiwrnr igshitn,tc heep yr ovaiw dien dionwte oa rsleyc ond-century
Christainadtn hirete yl igiof-orscoetcshi asathl a ptehdve a rieoxupsr es
sionosft himso vemednutr itnhgi pse rioofdr apicdh angaen d
traonrsmfation.
Thei ntroduecstsioaasryc y o ntribbyuP trieoosfnsH oerl mut Koester,
whoh abse ewnr itoinn gtt hoipsi cm ofrtoehr a n fiftHyi isyn ecairssi.v e
survheeyr e tmaucckbhlr eosa qdueers tiohnisds o tchtaodnri asls ertation,
whicihn vestitghaeut seeod ft he NTeews tamientn hte A postolic
2
Fatrh.seThaitn irtieasle awracsch a rroiueutdn detrhs eu pveirsioofn
PreosfsRourd oBlufl tmaanc no,l osisntu hste w entcieentthiu nrt yh e
I.S eeM .W.Ho lmeTsh,eA postFoatlihce Grrse:e Tkex twsi tEhn glTirasnh slations
(Grand RapiAdcsa:d eBm1ai99kc9e,)3r ,.
2.H .K oestSeyrn,to ipscObheer liebfeedire unAn pgo sitsoclhVeiinrnt e,T extuen d
Untersuc6h5u( nBgeerAnlk iand:e mie-1V59e7r)l.a g,
Prfeace ix
stuodfty h e NTeews tamaennCdt h riasno triigTihnipsse. gd rieper oduces
ac haoifnt radiftoitroh niv so lutmheac th aracltiekQreus a draatnuds
Papiwaosu lbdeh appyb otaos t Kaobeosuttee!sr s'iasasyb reaotffhe r sh
aiwre,a vitnogg etthheiern sihgeh tshg aasi nfeordm h ifisf tyye aorfs
reseaIrnmc ahn.wy a ytsh iiss ant orta ditiinotnraold tuoct thcieoo rnp us
-enougohft hosaer e avaeillsaebwlhIeen reseat.di ti sa creative
apprecioaftt hiweor ni tionftg hsAe p osctF oaltihaesrr se flectitohnes of
forctehsaw te raetw oriknt hsee cocnedn truersyh aCphirnigs tTioa nity.
reatdh eisss iatsy oe ntienrtt ohv ei braannpdt o lecmaslit rugagtwl oersk
int heem ergmeonvte ment.
PreosfsJoorn atDhraanp iesar n a cknowlweodrgleeddx peorntt h e
3
DiadchAeg.aihni s contirsai r biuctshio ounro cffe ca ta ndr eflieocnt
upotnh tee xt. Rmeaaybd ese urrsp rtiols eeadrn tthhtiaestcx otn ntsat ihe
earlkineoswCtnh riasnpt riohibaigtaiiopnnessdt e raansdat byo rtbiuotn ,
morsei gnificiatgn itvlaey gs l impisnett oh lef ieo fa ne arJleyw ish
Chriasnct oimmunity, describainndEg u cihtasrl iibstatupirtcgi ys.m al
Draper argtuhDeeis ad cthihesna otdt e pendoenMn att theGwo'ssp el;
rathtehrde,e pendiesrne cvee rasnedd ,i t isw hMiacithdst e hpeewn dent
ont hDei adchTeh.ec onsequoeftn hciaesc ,c ortdoiD nrga piestr h,a tth e
Diadchceo ubleda ne xtreemaerlJlyey w ish-aCnth erxditas ttiibnagca ks
faars t hmei d-ficresntt ury.
Int hees soany1 C lemDernA tn,d rGerwe godsriyc ustshepesu rpoofs e
thoicsc asli olnewathtieacrht, t emtpotr eeds oalc voen fliinCc otr inHteh .
highltihgfehca ttts h atth earler eeaxdiys atc eodm municnaettiwoonr k
betweseonm oef t heea rclhyu rcahnedsa ,l thotuhgaehu thoofrt his
episdtoleens o tc laiamn yi ntrianustihtcoy or vietrh eC orntihian
congreghaeti iseo xnt,r ekmeeelfnyo hra rmotnory e tutrotn h igsr oup.
Gregoarryg utehsa1 tC elmeinsvt e rmyu cahp rodoufctt h Hee llecn isti
worlandd u tiltihzreeh se tocroincvaeln tthiaeotxn iss itnte hdac to ntext.
Thed isciuoosnfs t he oufts heNe e wT estamien1n C tel mernetf lheicst s
previroeusse airnctthoh ties4x t.
Thea rtiwsittrwhyh icDhrP auPla rvwirsi theiesss soany2 C elment
makerse adtihnpigis e acs eh epelre asIunfr caetw.,i tdhu ree spteotc hte
authoof2r C elmewnitt,h tohusitys mpatahnedit nisci gihnttfruold uction
onec ould ulpoootnkh itse xitnt hAe postFoaltihcea rsds u laln d
uninspiYreitn gtt.eh xeit sr escubyeP da rvwihso,a gaiann da gain
produpceersc eppteiavroelfw s i sdaobmo utthn ea tuarnedp urpoosfe
theiasr leixetsaCtnh tr ishtoimainPl ayr.v fiorst'hsc omwionrogkn J usnt i
3. Sefeo irn staJn.cADe.r ap(eerd T.h)eD, i dachienM oderRne sea(rLcehi dBerni:l l,
1996).
4. A.G rego'r]Cy l,e maenndt Wtrhiet itnhgaBste catmheNe e wT estnatmi'en,A .
Gregoarnyd CTMu.c ke(tetd sTh)e,R epcteioofnt hNee wT etsameinnt Atphoes tolic
Fathe(rOsx foOrxdf:oU rndi verPsrier2sy0s ,0 51)92,- 57.
Description:The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers refer to a group of miscellaneous Christian writings produced in the first and second centuries. The authors of these writings were considered by seventeenth century scholars to be the next generation of Apostles and as a result were named The Apostolic Fathers.
