Category: Early Christian Fathers

DIDACHE OF THE LORD THROUGH THE TWELVE APOSTLES

DIDACHE OF THE LORD THROUGH THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Text of the Didache (c.130 A.D.)

The Lord’s Teaching through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations

1. The Two Ways, one of life and one of death

There are two ways, one of life and one of death; but a great [...]

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PAPIAS BISHOP OF HIERAPOLIS, FRAGMENTS

PAPIAS BISHOP OF HIERAPOLIS, FRAGMENTS

Papias Bishop of Hierapolis (‘The Elder’), Fragments

 Written by Papias the Elder

 

Fragment 1, From the Exposition of the Oracles of the Lord.(1)

[The writings of Papias in common circulation are five in number, and these are called an Exposition of the Oracles of the Lord. Irenaeus [...]

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MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP

MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP

Martyrdom of Polycarp

Written by  the Clergy of the Church of Smyrna

Text taken from the Ante-Nicene Fathers series, vol. i; with corrections by M.C. Steenberg.

The Church of God which sojourns at Smyrna, to the Church of God sojourning in Philomelium, and to [...]

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EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS

EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS

Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians

Written by Polycarp of Smyrna Text taken from the Ante-Nicene Fathers series, vol. i; with corrections by M.C. Steenberg.

Polycarp, and the presbyters with him, to the Church of God sojourning at Philippi: Mercy to you, and peace from God Almighty, and from [...]

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