Letters of Ignatius

The Letters of Ignatius are seven epistles written by Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, while he was being transported to Rome for martyrdom c. 107–115 CE.|||Codex Mediceo-Laurentianus (11th c., middle recension). Syriac version (condensed). Greek and Latin manuscripts.|||Written c. 107–115 CE. The most reliable date is c. 110–115 CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition, though highly regarded in the early Church.|||The earliest extant Christian letters outside the New Testament written by a single author. Emphasize the authority of bishops, the reality of Christ's incarnation and resurrection, and the importance of martyrdom.|||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.|||Schoedel, W. R. Ignatius of Antioch. Fortress Press, 1985.|||Letters of Ignatius — Early Christian Writings|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html|Full public-domain translations.;; Letters of Ignatius — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/ecf/001/0010006.htm|Full text from the Ante-Nicene Fathers.|||" I am the wheat of God, and I am ground by the teeth of wild beasts, that I may be found pure bread of Christ." — Ignatius, Romans 4:1