"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...

The Book of Hebrews, chapter 13, reminds the Church to “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” (NIV).Yet few have retold their stories in a way that can be appreciated by modern Christians and applied to their own life. J. A. brings two of these ancient Christians to life in two original novelettes painting the martyrdom of Perpetua and Polycarp of Smyrna in vivid, high-defi...

Réunit et commente des textes se rapportant à Polycarpe, évêque de Smyrne au IIe siècle : une lettre qu'il lui fut adressée par Ignace d'Antioche, deux lettres de Polycarpe aux chrétiens macédoniens de Philippes, et le récit par des chrétiens de Smyrne de son martyre.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURPolycarpe, né vers 70 et mort (brûlé vif) soit en 155 ou 167, était un disciple direct de l'apôtre Jean et second évêque de Smyrne (aujourd'hui Izmir en Turquie)