Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction and Overview / Andrew F. Gregory, Christopher M. Tuckett -- Part I. Paul in the Apostolic Fathers -- 1. Paul's influence on Clement and Ignatius / Andreas Lindemann -- Part II. Gospel Traditions in the Apostolic Fathers -- 2. Gospels and gospel traditions in the second century / Helmut Koester -- 3. The gospel of Luke in the apostolic fathers : an overview / Arthur J. Bellinzoni -- Part III. Christology in the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers -- 4. The apostolic Christology of Ignatius of Antioch : the road to Chalcedon / Thomas G. Weinandy -- 5. Wisdom in the apostolic fathers and the New Testament / Frances Young -- Part IV. Church, Ministry, and Sacraments in the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers -- 6. The church in Ephesians, 2 Clement, and the Shepherd of Hermas / John Muddiman -- 7. The apostolic fathers and infant baptism : any advance on the obscurity of the New Testament? / David F. Wright -- 8. The eucharist in the gospel of John and in the Didache / Carsten Claussen -- 9. Prophecy and patronage : the relationship between charismatic functionaries and household officers in early Christianity / Alistair Stewart-Sykes -- Part V. The Didache -- 10. Didache 1.1-6.1, James, Matthew, and the Torah / John S. Kloppenborg -- 11. First-fruits and the support of prophets, teachers, and the poor in Didache 13 in relation to New Testament parallels / Jonathan A. Draper -- 12. Social locators as a bridge between the Didache and Matthew / Clayton N. Jefford -- Part VI. Ignatius -- 13. Ignatius, 'the gospel, ' and the gospels / Charles E. Hill -- 14. Following in Paul's footsteps : 'mimesis' and power in Ignatius of Antioch / David M. Reis -- 15. The politics and rhetoric of discord in Paul and Ignatius / Harry O. Maier -- 16. Ignatius and Polycarp : the transformation of New testament traditions in the context of mystery cults / Allen Brent -- Part VII. Polycarp, Letter to the Philippians -- 17. Leadership and suffering in the letters of Polycarp and Paul to the Philippians / Peter Oakes -- 18. The opponents of Polycarp, Philippians and 1 John / Paul A. Hartog -- Part VIII. The Martyrdom of Polycarp -- 19. The New Testament and the Martyrdom of Polycarp / Boudewin Dehandschutter -- 20. The Martyrdom of Polycarp and the New Testament passion narratives / Michael W. Holmes.

The two-volume work The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers offers a comparative study of two collections of early Christian texts: the New Testament; and the texts, which are conventionally referred to as the Apostolic Fathers. The second volume, Trajectories through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers, discusses broad theological, literary, and historical issues that arise in the comparative study of these texts, and which are of importance to the study of early Christianity. It deals with the most important current debates concerning both the Apostolic Fathers and the New Testam.

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