The Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament

Focusing on early Christian literature, this collection features writings from key figures like Clement I, Hermas, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp, and the author of the Epistle of Barnabas, who were contemporaries of biblical writers. Their works, marked by pastoral concern and stylistic similarities to the New Testament, played a significant role in the early church and were even regarded as Scripture prior to the establishment of the official canon.