Know Your Faith IV: The Church Fathers Session 1: The Apostolic and Ante-Nicene Fathers Their place in Christian History, The world to which they witnessed,

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Know Your Faith IV: The Church Fathers Session 1: The Apostolic and Ante-Nicene Fathers Their place in Christian History, The world to which they witnessed, Their writings. Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome, Polycarp of Smyrna

The Writings of the Apostolic and Ante-Nicene Fathers The Epistle to Diognetus The First Epistle of Clement The Second Epistle of Clement The Didache The Epistle of Barnabas 7 short Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch (the longer forms of these Epistles, and those beyond the seven, are widely considered later emendations and forgeries) The Epistle of Polycarp The Martyrdom of Polycarp The Shepherd of Hermas The ANF, a Most Valuable Resource

Ignatius of Antioch Letters of Ignatius of Antioch To the Ephesians To the Magnesians To the Philadelphians To the Romans To the Smyrnaeans To the Trallians To Polycarp The Martyrdom of Ignatius

St Clement of Rome

St Polycarp of Smyrna Only extant writing: Epistle to the Phillippians "Stand fast, therefore, in this conduct and follow the example of the Lord, 'firm and unchangeable in faith, lovers of the brotherhood, loving each other, united in truth,' helping each other with the mildness of the Lord, despising no man."

The Martyrdom of Polycarp Witnessing to the Christian faith of the resurrection and embracing the will of God.