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Excerpt from The Apostolic Fathers, Vol. 1 of 2: With an English Translation; I Clement; II Clement; Ignatius; Polycarp; Didache; Barnabas
The name of Apostolic Fathers is so firmly established by usage that it will certainly never be abandoned; but it is not altogether a satisfactory title for the collection of writings to which it is given. It means that the writers in question may be supposed to have had personal knowledge of some of the Apostles, but not actually to have belonged to their number. Thus, for. Instance, Clement and Hermes are reckoned as disciples of St. Paul, and Polycarp as a disciple of St. John. It is not, however, always possible to maintain this view Barnabas, to whom one of these writings is ascribed, was not merely a disciple of the Apostles, but belonged to their actual number, and the Didache claims in its title to belong to the circle of the Twelve. It should also be noted that the title does not represent any ancient tradition: there are no traces of any early collection of Apostolic Fathers, and each of them has a separate literary history.
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The name of Apostolic Fathers is so firmly established by usage that it will certainly never be abandoned; but it is not altogether a satisfactory title for the collection of writings to which it is given. It means that the writers in question may be supposed to have had personal knowledge of some of the Apostles, but not actually to have belonged to their number. Thus, for. Instance, Clement and Hermes are reckoned as disciples of St. Paul, and Polycarp as a disciple of St. John. It is not, however, always possible to maintain this view Barnabas, to whom one of these writings is ascribed, was not merely a disciple of the Apostles, but belonged to their actual number, and the Didache claims in its title to belong to the circle of the Twelve. It should also be noted that the title does not represent any ancient tradition: there are no traces of any early collection of Apostolic Fathers, and each of them has a separate literary history.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Kirsopp Lake
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ISBN - 9780331756906
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 436
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