{"product_id":"loa-apostolic-fathers","title":"Apostolic Fathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does a young church learn to pray, settle disputes, and face death before its traditions are firmly settled?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApostolic Fathers gathers early Christian writings from the generation after the apostles. In letters, teaching, a sermon, and visions, these writers address communities learning how to live together. The First and Second Epistles of Clement, the seven letters of Ignatius, and the Epistle of Polycarp bring questions of order, belief, and courage close to everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes the Didache, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Papias fragments, and the Shepherd of Hermas. The Didache offers practical teaching for church life; Hermas presents a world of visions. Together, these varied works reveal how early congregations pray, baptize, argue, and suffer while the New Testament is still being gathered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaith in daily practice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the Didache’s plain instructions and discover the practical concerns of early church life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA community in conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read the appeal to Corinth traditionally attributed to Clement, urging a divided church toward order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLetters under the shadow\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Ignatius through urgent letters, traditionally understood as written on his journey toward execution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemory and witness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Polycarp, whom later Christians remember as a link to the apostles’ own generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA world of visions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the Shepherd of Hermas and discover a different kind of early Christian writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about Christian life just after the New Testament era and students of church history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet early Christian communities through their own words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111233327452,"sku":"LOA-180-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111233360220,"sku":"LOA-180-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113793229148,"sku":"LOA-180-PB","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58113793261916,"sku":"LOA-180-HC","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/180.jpg?v=1781945090","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/loa-apostolic-fathers","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}