Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

Early Christian Writings brings together texts associated with the Apostolic Fathers, among the earliest surviving Christian writings outside the New Testament. Written during the late first and second centuries, they illuminate the beliefs, disputes and developing institutions of early Christian communities.

The collection includes works such as the letters of Clement and Ignatius, the Didache and the Martyrdom of Polycarp. Maxwell Staniforth’s translation, revised with an introduction by Andrew Louth, provides an accessible edition of important primary sources for the study of early Christianity and the religious world of the Roman Empire.