The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English TranslationsMichael W. Holmes "The presentation is magnificent, the attention to detail first class, and the actual contents repay close study. This book is an essential addition to the libraries of all interested in the history of early Christianity."--Paul Foster, Expository Times Following the publication of his revised translations in The Apostolic Fathers in English, 3rd ed., Michael Holmes, a leading expert on these texts, offers a thoroughly revised and redesigned bilingual edition, featuring Greek (or Latin) and English on facing pages. Introductions and bibliographies are generous and up to date. In the textual apparatus, existing notes have been revised and expanded, and well over 200 new notes have been added. This handsome and handy one-volume, thin-paper edition will be an essential resource for students and scholars and a joy to book lovers. |
Contents
Preface to the Third Edition | 9 |
Preface to the Second Edition xvi | 16 |
Introduction 3 | 29 |
Select Bibliography 20 | 46 |
First Clement | 59 |
Second Clement | 158 |
The Letters of Ignatius | 192 |
The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians | 298 |
vii | 362 |
The Epistle of Barnabas | 396 |
The Shepherd of Hermas | 468 |
The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus | 712 |
Fragments of Papias | 748 |
Thematic Analysis of the Apostolic Fathers 775 | 801 |
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