The Apostolic Fathers in English and Greek with Morphology (3 editions) (6 vols.)
por Holmes, Michael W., Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, Harmer, J. R., Brannan, Rick, Lake, Kirsopp
Baker, Logos Bible Software | 1891–1999
Overview
As the earliest extant Christian writings outside the New Testament, the Apostolic Fathers are a primary resource for the study of early Christianity. These writings provide significant and unparalleled insight into the Christian movement during a critical transitional stage in its history. Michael W. Holmes, a top scholar in this field, considers them to hold "fundamental significance...for the study of the New Testament."
This collection of early Christian writings sheds light not only on theological developments, but on issues of canonicity, lexicography, and ecclesiology. They are cited extensively both in lexicons (e.g., BDAG and TDNT) and commentaries (e.g., NAC and WBC). BDAG, for example, contains nearly 2,500 references to the letters of Ignatius alone! Read more about the value of the Apostolic Fathers for biblical studies.
The Logos Bible Software edition will include three diglot editions of the Apostolic Fathers with morphology added, so you're actually getting three Greek texts, three English translations, and three morphologies for each of the ancient writings...plus introductions both modern and historical. The three editions included in this product are Holmes (1999), Lake (1912), and Lightfoot-Harmer (1898). Each edition contains Greek for each of the ancient texts (Latin in a few cases where no Greek is extant), an English translation, and morphological tagging of the Greek. All introductions and bibliographies included in the original print works will also be included in the electronic edition.
We expect the Logos electronic edition to become the premier research edition for scholars and students of the Apostolic Fathers worldwide.
Apostolic Fathers and Early Church Fathers
How are the "Apostolic Fathers" different from the "Early Church Fathers"? In brief, the writings known as the Apostolic Fathers include only the texts thought to have been written by people who knew the Apostles or were one degree separated from them. English translations (Edinburgh Edition) of the Apostolic Fathers texts have been available for Libronix DLS as part of the Early Church Fathers collection, but the original Greek texts have not yet been published electronically for the system.
The Encyclopedia of Christianity explains the origins of the term thus, "The phrase 'Apostolic Fathers' goes back to a 1672 Paris edition prepared by J.-B. Cotelier entitled Ss. Patrum qui temporibus apostolicis floruerunt … opera. This work contained Barnabas, 1 and 2 Clement, the epistles of Ignatius and Polycarp, Martyrdom of Polycarp, and Hermas. Although the historicity is debatable, the phrase has secured a place in historical study. It now applies also to Didache, the Epistle to Diognetus, the Quadratus Fragment, and the fragments of Papias."
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Contents
- The Epistles of Clement of Rome
- The Genuine Epistle to the Corinthians (I Clement)
- An Ancient Homily, commonly called the Second Epistle (II Clement)
- The Epistles of S. Ignatius
- The Epistle of S. Polycarp
- The Martyrdom of S. Polycarp
- The Didache, or Teaching of the Apostles
- The Epistle of Barnabas
- The Shepherd of Hermas
- The Epistle to Diognetus
- The Fragments of Papias (not included in the Lake edition)
- The Reliques of the Elders Preserved in Irenaeus (not included in the Lake edition; appears with Papias Fragments and disclaimers in Holmes edition)
- The Apostolic Fathers: Revised Texts with Short Introductions and English Translations
- The Apostolic Fathers, with an English Translation by Kirsopp Lake
- The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations
Praise for the Print Edition
The text, translation, and notes which Holmes has provided manage to transform the work of a previous generation of scholarship into a useful resource for the modern study of the Apostolic Fathers. I gladly welcome this second edition and believe it represents a worthy and contemporary revision of the old Lightfoot-Harmer volume. This text undoubtedly should be recognized as a superior collection of materials when placed in comparison with the commonly used edition of the Apostolic Fathers that was published by Kirsopp Lake.
—Clayton N. Jefford, Journal of Early Christian Studies
Baker Book House and Michael Holmes are to be congratulated. This new edition is a worthy successor to Lightfoot with new introductions that bring the discussions up to date and enough revision of the translations to make it readable for a large audience.
—Gordon Fee
Michael Holmes has put a new generation of students in his debt. The value of The Apostolic Fathers is enhanced by new introductions, bibliographies, and notes. I welcome it warmly.
—James D. G. Dunn
Product Details
- Title: The Apostolic Fathers in English and Greek with Morphology (3 editions) (6 vols.)
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