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Anonymous (Diadache) · 50–120 · Treatise
The Didache, or "Teaching of the Twelve Apostles," is an anonymous Christian manual written sometime between 50 and 120 CE for communities transitioning from Judaism to Christianity or seeking to establish proper…
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Clement of Rome · 90–100 · Letter
First Clement is a letter written around 96 CE from the church at Rome to the church at Corinth, addressing a crisis of leadership that had torn the Corinthian community apart. A…
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Papias of Hierapolis · 95–130 · Book
The fragments of Papias of Hierapolis represent one of Christianity's earliest attempts to preserve and interpret the oral traditions surrounding Jesus and the apostles. Writing in the early second century as bishop…
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Clement of Rome · 96 · Letter
The First Epistle of Clement stands as one of Christianity's earliest non-canonical writings, composed around 96 CE by Clement of Rome on behalf of the Roman church. The letter addresses a crisis…
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Clement of Rome · 96 · Letter
The First Epistle to the Corinthians is a pastoral letter written around 96 CE by Clement, then bishop of Rome, to address a crisis of authority in the Corinthian church. The congregation…
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Clement of Rome · 96 · Letter
Written around 96 AD, this letter from the Roman church to the Christian community in Corinth represents one of Christianity's earliest expressions of ecclesiastical authority outside the New Testament canon. The occasion…
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Papias of Hierapolis · 100–140 · Other
The Logion kyriakon exegeseos, or "Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord," was a five-volume collection of Jesus' teachings compiled by Papias of Hierapolis in the early second century. Writing as a…
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Hermas (Shepherd of Hermas) · 100–160 · Other
The Shepherd of Hermas is an early Christian apocalyptic work composed in Rome between 100 and 160 CE, emerging from a community grappling with questions of post-baptismal sin and church discipline. Written…
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