TY - BOOK AU - Musurillo,Herbert TI - The fathers of the primitive church T2 - A Mentor-Omega book, MT629 AV - BR63 .F38 1966 U1 - 281.1 PY - 1966/// CY - New York PB - New American Library KW - Christian literature, Early KW - fast KW - Fathers of the church N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-267); The Didache -- The epistle of Barnabas -- The shepherd of Hermas -- Pliny's letter to Emperor Trajan -- The apostolic tradition -- Cyprian and the Decian persecution N2 - The author has selected and newly translated the best and most contemporary of the primitive Christian writings. Illustrated with photographs that he took on field trips to the sites of early Christian life, this volume is both an introduction and a guide to a period when the events of the New Testament were a burning presence among men of great faith UR - http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ ER -