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The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers

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Scott Harrower, MICHAEL J. SVIGEL, Philip Alexander; David E. Wilhite, STEPHEN E. YOUNG, Paul Foster, BEN EDSALL, Andrew Gregory, David J. Downs, Clare K. Rothschild, Janelle Peters, Paul A. Hartog, Clayton N. Jefford, Reidar Hvalvik, Dan Batovici, Michael F. Bird, Kirsten H. Mackerras, Stephen Carlson
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  • Date Published: June 2021
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108454452

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  • The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers offers an informative introduction to the extant body of Christian texts that existed beside and after the New Testament known to us as the apostolic fathers. Featuring cutting-edge research by leading scholars, it explores how the early Church expanded and evolved over the course of the first and second centuries as evidenced by its textual history. The volume includes thematic essays on imperial context, the relationship between Christianity and Judaism, the growth and diversification of the early church, influences and intertextuality, and female leaders in the early church. The Companion contains ground-breaking essays on the individual texts with specific attention given to debates of authorship, authenticity, dating, and theological texture. The Companion will serve as an essential resource for instructors and students of the first two centuries of Christianity.

    • A cutting edge, thematic introduction to the Apostolic Fathers, a forgotten era in the history of the early church
    • Integrates New Testament studies and the study of early Christianity (Patristics)
    • Contains ground-breaking essays on the individual texts with specific attention given to debates of authorship, authenticity, dating, and theological texture
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    ‘The essays are uniformly informative and accessible, and the book is nicely indexed. This collection should be particularly helpful to advanced students of Christian origins and related history … Recommended.’ P. K. Moser, Choice Connect

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    • Date Published: June 2021
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108454452
    • length: 400 pages
    • dimensions: 150 x 230 x 20 mm
    • weight: 0.57kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Intriguing and Enigmatic: Apostolic Fathers Themselves, and Current Research on Them Scott Harrower
    1. The Roman Empire in the Era of the Apostolic Fathers MICHAEL J. SVIGEL
    2. The Image of Jews and Judaism in the Apostolic Fathers Philip Alexander
    3. Second Century Diversity David E. Wilhite
    4. The Jesus Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers STEPHEN E. YOUNG
    5. The Text of the New Testament in the Apostolic Fathers Paul Foster
    6. The Reception of Paul, Peter, and James in the Apostolic Fathers BEN EDSALL
    7. Between Ekklēsia and State: The Apostolic Fathers and the Roman Empire Andrew Gregory
    8. Church, Church Ministry, and Church Order David J. Downs
    9. The Apostolic Mothers Clare K. Rothschild
    10. One and Two Clement Janelle Peters
    11. THE LETTERS OF IGNATIUS Jonathon Lookadoo
    12. Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp Paul A. Hartog
    13. Didache Clayton N. Jefford
    14. The Epistle of Barnabas Reidar Hvalvik
    15. The Shepherd of Hermas as Early Christian Apocalypse Dan Batovici
    16. The Epistle to Diognetus and the Fragment of Quadratus Michael F. Bird and Kirsten H. Mackerras
    17. The Fragments of Papias Stephen Carlson.

  • Editors

    Michael F. Bird, Ridley College, Melbourne
    Michael F. Bird is Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia and Senior Research Fellow with the Australian College of Theology. He is author of several books including The New Testament in its World (co-authored with N.T. Wright), Paul and the Second Century (co-edited with Joseph Dodson), and The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus.

    Scott Harrower, Ridley College, Melbourne
    Scott D. Harrower is lecturer in early church history and theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He has published articles on Syrian Christianity, comparative hagiography, and Augustine of Hippo, as well as books on women in the early church and the Trinity. He is also co-editor of Cascade's Studies in Early Christology.

    Contributors

    Scott Harrower, MICHAEL J. SVIGEL, Philip Alexander; David E. Wilhite, STEPHEN E. YOUNG, Paul Foster, BEN EDSALL, Andrew Gregory, David J. Downs, Clare K. Rothschild, Janelle Peters, Paul A. Hartog, Clayton N. Jefford, Reidar Hvalvik, Dan Batovici, Michael F. Bird, Kirsten H. Mackerras, Stephen Carlson

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