By tradition he is considered to be a disciple of the Apostle John, and as a child Ireneaus met with Polycarp and records some of his teaching (Hill, Lost Teaching, 12). The composition history of Polycarp’s letter to the Philippians is cloudy. Two primary theories exist. One holds that the letter was composed around the time of Ignatius’ death, between 110–113 AD. The other holds that most of what is known as Polycarp’s letter (chapters 1–12 or, in some theories, 1–12 and 14) was written in 135