Ep. 4: Ignatius to Polycarp
Fathers of the Faith
Igantius of Antioch was an early Church father born shortly after Christ's death and dying shortly into the second century. He was converted to Christianity at a young age and likely discipled by the Apostle John along with his friend, Polycarp. This letter forms one of several written while Ignatius was being transported to Rome by order of Emperor Trajan. Knowing his martyrdom was at hand, he writes, "Now I begin to be a disciple. … Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment … come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ."
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Religion & Spirituality • Christianity
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This podcast features readings of some of the earliest letters and documents of the Christian faith. The Early Church Fathers were those men who lived as contemporaries to, students of or inheritors of the Apostles, the friends of and disciples of Jesus Christ. This podcast exists to bring the Early Church Fathers to the podcast world as a source of encouragement. Hebrews 13:7 "Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith."