Description: A new introduction to the Apostolic Fathers and an extended interpretation of their various writings, together with newly translated readings from major texts.
Review Quotes: "Varner's volume offers a valuable, up-to-date introduction to the Apostolic Fathers, one that would be especially useful for undergraduate or master's-level students engaging this collection for the first time. Readers are treated to a surehanded guide to these writings, as well as fresh, readable English translations ... It is a welcome contribution to the study of the Apostolic Fathers." --Journal for the Study of the New Testament