Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

Name: Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers
Author: The Apostolic Fathers; Maxwell Staniforth (translator), Andrew Louth (editor)

The Apostolic Fathers; Maxwell Staniforth (translator), Andrew Louth (editor)

Early Christian texts gathered under the name Apostolic Fathers reveal the teaching, worship, and concerns of communities near the apostolic age.

Church Fathers

Original date: Not yet verified

Reading level: Intermediate

Reading guides

Jimmy Akin

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Source notes & edition details

Jimmy Akin
Akin explicitly names Early Christian Writings, the Penguin anthology of the Apostolic Fathers.

Attribution corrections

Brandon Vogt: The checked Vogt/McCloskey lists do not name this anthology. Akin explicitly recommends it; the original catalog tag remains preserved. Checked source

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Original catalog editions

Penguin Classics (1987), Edition: Revised, 208 pages
Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers