Apostolic Fathers
Americanplural noun
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the fathers of the early Christian church whose lives overlapped those of any of the apostles.
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the collection of works attributed to them.
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Apostolic Fathers
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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The first volume of the series,* The Apostolic Fathers, is already out.
From Time Magazine Archive
High point of The Apostolic Fathers is the "Letter to Diognetus."
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus briefly may these Apostolic Fathers be dismissed, since their testimony fades away as soon as it is examined, as a mist evaporates before the rays of the rising sun.
From The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History by Besant, Annie Wood
Various interpretations have been proposed; see the various editions of the Apostolic Fathers, especially Funk's.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
Funk's text is used in the following sections, but as the Apostolic Fathers are everywhere accessible no references are given to Migne.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
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