The

Apostolic

Fathers

English Translations

Edited and Revised

by Michael W. Holmes

Updated edition of The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations of Their Writings, 2d ed. Edited and translated by J. B. Lightfoot and J. R. Harmer; edited and revised by Michael W. Holmes

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The Apostolic Fathers: Revised Texts with Short Introductions and English Translations

By J. B. Lightfoot

Edited and completed by J. R. Harmer

London: Macmillan, 1891

The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations of Their Writings, 2d ed.

Edited and translated by J. B. Lightfoot and J. R. Harmer

Edited and revised by Michael W. Holmes

Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992

The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations, updated edition

Edited and revised by Michael W. Holmes

Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Apostolic Fathers (Early Christian collection). English & Greek.

The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English translations / edited and revised by Michael W. Holmes.—Updated ed.

p. cm.

Text in English and Greek.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN 0-8010-2225-8 (pbk.)

1. Christian literature, Early—Greek authors. I. Holmes, Michael William.

II. Title.

BR60 .A62 1999

270.1—dc21 99-046353

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Contents

Preface to the Updated Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

List of Abbreviations, Short Titles, and Symbols

Introduction

Select Bibliography

The Letter of the Romans to the Corinthians (1 Clement)

An Ancient Christian Sermon (2 Clement)

The Letters of Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch

To the Ephesians

To the Magnesians

To the Trallians

To the Romans

To the Philadelphians

To the Smyrnaeans

To Polycarp

The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians

The Martyrdom of Polycarp

The Didache (The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

The Epistle of Barnabas

The Shepherd of Hermas

The Epistle to Diognetus

The Fragments of Papias

Index of Subjects and Authors

Maps

Preface
to the Updated Edition

The appearance of this updated edition has provided an opportunity to revise the introductions to the individual documents and to update (and in some cases extend) the bibliographies (within, however, restrictions, occasionally severe, imposed by limitations of space). For Hermas, I have incorporated the evidence of an additional witness (Papyrus Bodmer ...