Apostolic Fathers

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The texts of the Apostolic Fathers are some of the earliest Christian texts outside the New Testament (some maybe even written before the New Testament was completed). They are a crucial witness to early Christianity in the process of development, working out important pastoral and theological questions. This course will supply a historical, literary, and theological introduction to the texts of the Apostolic Fathers, including the letters of Ignatius, 1 & 2 Clement, the Epistle of Barnabas, Polycarp, the Shepherd of Hermas, Diognetus, and the Didache. MTS students may take this course for either BS or HC credit.