Apostolic Fathers THL 101

A Guide to Select Resources at Burke Memorial Library
Compiled by Bret Heim, MSLIS
* Where present, click on links for sample search results

Primary Texts

Ante-Nicene Fathers : Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325. Repr. of American edition. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson, 1994. 10 vols. 
BR 60 .A5 1994 v. 1-10 Fl. 2

            vol. 1 The Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus.
            vol. 2 Fathers of the Second Century

Ante-Nicene Fathers : Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325. Repr. of American edition. Grand Rapids, Mich. :  Eerdmans, 1981. 10 vols. 
BR 60 .A5 v. 1-10 Fl. 2

The Fathers of the Church. Volume 1,  The Apostolic Fathers. New Translation. Trans. by Francis Glimm, Joseph Marique, S.J., Gerald Walsh, S.J. New York : Cima Publishing, 1947.  BR 60 .F3  Fl. 2

Ancient Christian Writers : The Works of the Fathers in Translation. Westminster, MD : Newman Press, 1948.  BR 60 .A35 no. 6 Fl. 2

On the WWW

Internet Christian Library : Guide to Early Church Documents. John Brubaker and Gary Bogart. © 1994-1999, rev. 2006.
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html

            See especially:

           
Sec. 2  Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
            Sec. 3  Patristic Texts

Reference

The Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York : Doubleday, 1992.
BS 440 .A54 1992 vol. 1-5  REFERENCE Fl. 1

            An excellent starting point. Articles on specific writings, persons, and historical
            context are by highly regarded
Church historians and biblical scholars. See, for
            example, Ignatius of Antioch,
First Clement, Polycarp, Papias, etc.

Quasten, Johannes. Patrology. Westminster, MD : The Newman Press, 1962.
BR 67 .Q3 1962 vol. 1-4  REFERENCE  Fl. 1

vol. 1 The Beginnings of Patristic Literature
vol. 2 The Ante-Nicene Literature after Irenaeus
vol. 3 The Golden Age of Greek Patristic Literature
vol. 4 The Golden Age of Latin Patristic Literature from the Council of Nicea to the
          Council of Chalcedon

            The standard, classic reference for patristic literature

Ferguson, Everett. Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.  New York : Garland, 1990.
BR 162.2 .E53 1990 REFERENCE Fl.1

-------. Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. 2nd ed. New York : Garland, 1997.
BR 162.2 .E53 1997 vol.1-2 REFERENCE Fl. 1

            Everett Ferguson's work as a church historian is known by scholars throughout the             world. Copies of Ferguson's work are so heavily used in some theology schools that
            "they are coming apart."

Jedin, Hubert. Handbook of Church History, vol. 1.  New York : Herder and Herder, 1965. 
BR 145.2 .J413 vol. 1 REFERENCE

            Use the general index for references to writings, persons, and historical context

Church Fathers, Early Church in General

Frend, W.C. The Rise of Christianity. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1985.
BR 162.2 .F733 1985  Fl. 2

Jefford, Clayton. Reading the Apostolic Fathers : An Introduction. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson, 1996.  BR 60 .A65 J 44 1996  Fl.2

Ferguson, Everett. Studies in Early Christianity : Orthodoxy, Heresy, and Schism in Early Christianity. New York : Garland, 1993.
BR 166 .O78 1993

Gamble, Harry Y. Books and Readers in the Early Church : A History of Early Christian Texts. New Haven : Yale, 1995.
BR 67 .2 .G35 1995 Fl. 2

Dirksen, Aloys. Elementary Patrology : The Writings of the Fathers of the Church.
BR 67 .D5 Fl. 2

Ehrman, Bart. Apostolic Fathers. Cambridge : Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
BR60 .A62 2003 Fl. 2

-------. Lost Christianities : The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew.
New York : Oxford, 2003. BR 2840 .E4 2003 Fl. 2

Individual Writings

Didache

Jefford, Clayton N. The Didache in Context. New York : Brill, 1995.
BS 2940 .T5 D55 1995 Fl. 2

Milavec, Aaron. The Didache : Faith, Hope, and Life of the Earliest Christian Communities, 50-70 C.E.  New York : Newman Press, 2003.
BS 2940 .T5 M55 2003  Fl. 2

Sandt, Huub van de. The Didache : Its Jewish Sources and its Place in Early Judaism and Christianity. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2002.
BS 2940 .T5 V3 2002 Fl. 2

Shepherd of Hermes

Osiek, Carolyn. Shepherd of Hermes : A Commentary. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2002.
BS 2900 .H5 O 84 1999  FL. 2

Ignatius of Antioch

Danielou, Jean. The Theology of Jewish Christianity. London : Darton, Longman, and Todd, 1964. BT 25 .D313 1964 Fl. 2

Quadratus

Grant, Robert M. Greek Apologists of the Second Century. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1988. BT 1115 .G7 1988 Fl. 2

Advanced Works

Studia Patristica : Papers Presented to the International Conference on Patristics Studies. Leuven : Peeters Press.
BR 66 .S78 Fl. 2 (10th International Conference)
BR 67 .I 58 1983 Fl. 2 (9th International Conference)

            Articles in a variety of languages by patristic scholars for patristic scholars.

Important Journals

(held by SHC Library but not full-text in ATLA)

Journal of Biblical Literature

1957-1985 Microfilm   (Lower Level)
BS 410 .J 7  1986-present   Periodicals  (Lower Level)


Journal of Theological Studies  (full-text from Oxford is here, but not searchable)

            HINT: limit your ATLA search by typing the journal name in the "journal title" box
                                                 then type the writing or name in the search term box

Ignatius of Antioch

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Polycarp of Smyrna

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Papias

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First Clement

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Search ATLA for citations to Journal of Biblical Literature.
            BS410 .J7             1986-present Periodicals Lower Level
                                           1957-1985 Microfilm Lower Level

Epistle of Barnabas

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Apology of Quadratus

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