Letter of Polycarp

The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians is a short epistle written by Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, in the early 2nd century.|||Greek manuscripts, Latin versions. Attested by Eusebius (HE III.36.13-14) and Irenaeus (Haer. III.3.4).|||Written c. 110–140 CE. The first twelve chapters may have been written c. 110 CE, with later additions c. 130s.|||Not canonical in any tradition, though it was widely read in the early Church.|||Exhorts the Philippians to faith, love, and endurance. Contains quotations from the New Testament and provides a window into early Christian exhortation and church order.|||Ehrman, B. D. The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1. Harvard University Press, 2003.|||Holmes, M. W. The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations. Baker Academic, 2007.|||Harrison, P. N. Polycarp's Two Epistles to the Philippians. Cambridge University Press, 1936.|||Letter of Polycarp — Early Christian Writings|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/polycarp.html|Full public-domain translation.;; Letter of Polycarp — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/ecf/001/0010008.htm|Full text from the Ante-Nicene Fathers.|||" I exhort you all to be obedient to the word of righteousness, and to exercise all patience." — Polycarp, Philippians 1:1