Have you ever wondered why the early Christian church survived and thrived despite facing overwhelming opposition and internal division?In Polycarp to the Philippians, you will uncover the pastoral wisdom and fierce devotion of one of the most important figures in early Christian history. Polycarp was not just a bishop; he was a vital bridge between the original apostles and the expanding early church. Writing to the same Philippian community that the Ap...

Have you ever wondered why the early Christian church survived and thrived despite facing overwhelming opposition and internal division?In Polycarp to the Philippians, you will uncover the pastoral wisdom and fierce devotion of one of the most important figures in early Christian history. Polycarp was not just a bishop; he was a vital bridge between the original apostles and the expanding early church. Writing to the same Philippian community that the Ap...

Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, is an important figure in the history of the early Christian Church. He learned the Christian faith by listening to John the Evangelist. Then he taught the faith to Irenaeus of Lyons, who became a well-known Christian author. Polycarp was a companion of Papias, and a contemporary of Ignatius of Antioch.The letter of Polycarp to the Philippians encourages the church to remain true to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the face of adversity, and to persever...

Polycarp anxiously waited until the sound of marching footsteps faded away. The Praetorian guard were on the move - ready to pounce on Christians or any other revolutionaries' that they might find. Papias is ready with his sword but Polycarp has another course in mind. These are the days when the catacombs are the dark shadowy refuges of the Christians and the amphitheatre is the sound of death to the believer. Polycarp though is one of the church leaders called on to give his life for Christ...

Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, is an important figure in the history of the early Christian Church. He learned the Christian faith by listening to John the Evangelist. Then he taught the faith to Irenaeus of Lyons, who became a well-known Christian author. Polycarp was a companion of Papias, and a contemporary of Ignatius of Antioch.The letter of Polycarp to the Philippians encourages the church to remain true to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the face of adversity, and to persever...

Polycarp’s story originates in Philippi during the middle of the first century and concludes after the middle of the second century. The story involves birth, love, travel, religion, and death. Polycarp’s father Augustus was killed while serving in the Roman Army. His mother, Dianna, was a strong willed woman and didn’t remarry. She and her attendant, Rachael, raised Polycarp and his three sisters. Polycarp became a priest and a professor. He was a student of John’s and spent time with him...

Polycarp’s story originates in Philippi during the middle of the first century and concludes after the middle of the second century. The story involves birth, love, travel, religion, and death. Polycarp’s father Augustus was killed while serving in the Roman Army. His mother, Dianna, was a strong willed woman and didn’t remarry. She and her attendant, Rachael, raised Polycarp and his three sisters. Polycarp became a priest and a professor. He was a student of John’s and spent time with him...

Polycarp was a priest and a professor. After his mentor died, he assumed the research project of locating and interviewing those who spent time with Jesus. When he located John, Jesus’ disciple, in Ephesus, he worked with him and learned about Jesus from John. He dedicated his life to accumulating scrolls and artifacts concerning Jesus’ life in an attempt to ensure Jesus’ message was correctly taught to future priests. His work led directly to the formation of the books that are contained ...

This anthology edited by Philip Schaff, a renowned ecclesiastic historian, includes the most important works by early Christian theologians. Their comportment and sacrifice, their lectures and preaching, their moral values, and their understanding of Christianity and its most precious messages - shaped the foundations of the Christianity, helping it spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond its borders during the first centuries after the death of Jesus. The edition includes: Volume I:...

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The Epistle of St. Polycarp was a reply to one from the Philippians, in which they had asked St. Polycarp to address them some words of exhortation; to forward by his own messenger a letter addressed by them to the Church of Antioch; and to send them any epistl...

E-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited anthology of works by the early Christian theologians, compiled by the esteemed ecclesiastical historian Philip Schaff. The teachings and sermons of Church Fathers of the first, second and third century, shaped the core moral principles of the religion and deeply influenced the philosophical understanding of Christianity to this day. These contributions were instrumental in laying the groundwork for Christianity, facilitating its expansion ...

An exuberant, life-affirming novel of taking your chancesAfter a spur-of-the-moment day out with his boss’ daughter in celebration of his 21st birthday, Polycarp Jarvis decides to quit his Bristol-based junior government worker job. Newly emboldened, he embarks on an erratic, engaging and not always strictly legal course through life.Going from bus driver for the Red Dragon Motor Company to co-owner of a flying company, to seller of quack m...