{"product_id":"st-ignatius-of-antioch-the-epistles-9781789874365","title":"St. Ignatius of Antioch: The Epistles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe epistles of St. Ignatius are presented here in their entirety, their historical insights imparted in an excellent translation to English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaint Ignatius of Antioch was one of the foremost early Christians, acceding to the role of Bishop of Antioch in circa 67 A.D. . During his tenure as bishop he wrote several Epistles - letters - to various figures of the time. These are treasured as some of the earliest surviving Christian texts. As a committed traveller, Ignatius made effort to spread Christianity's influence. He coined the term 'Catholic Church', popularly used to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains letters generally agreed as authentic for their reference by the Roman historian Eusebius in the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. These are as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpistle to the Ephesians; Epistle to the Magnesians; Epistle to the Trallians; Epistle of the Romans; Epistle to the Philadelphians; Epistle to the Smyrnaeans; Epistle to Polycarp; Bishop of Smyrna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the sake of completeness, this edition also contains annotated epistles whose authenticity is disputed by historians and theologians: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpistle to the Tarsians; Epistle to the Antiochians; Epistle to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch; Epistle to the Philippians; The Epistle of Maria the Proselyte to Ignatius; Epistle to Mary at Neapolis, Zarbus; First and Second Epistles to St. John; The Epistle of Ignatius to the Virgin Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantianos Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604045173010,"sku":"9781789874365","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56843c42-9580-46f1-bae5-167c5348d6d6.jpg?v=1732253043","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/st-ignatius-of-antioch-the-epistles-9781789874365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}