Kirsopp Lake
Published: 1912
Total Pages: 436
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APOSTOLIC FATHERS II. 1. THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS A book of revelations or 'visions' and advice and a doctrine of repentance by a Christian 'prophet', mid-2nd century A.D. Follows the Epistle of Barnabas in the Codex Sinaiticus. 2. THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP Epistle of the Church at Smyrna to the Philomelians. Describes the persecution at Smyrna, and the cruel death there of Polycarp. 3. EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS An 'open letter' on the ideal Christian life.