The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans Shorter and Longer Versions (Annotated)

by Ignatius of Antioch

Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church of God the most
high Father, and His beloved Son Jesus Christ, which has through mercy
obtained every kind of gift, which is filled with faith and love, and
is deficient in no gift, most worthy of God, and adorned with holiness:
[974] the Church which is at Smyrna, in Asia, wishes abundance of
happiness, through the immaculate Spirit and word of God.

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Published March 22nd 2012

Ignatius of Antioch

St. Ignatius of Antioch (35 -117)

(Ancient Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, Ignátios Antiokheías; ad c. 35 or 50 – 98 to 117), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (Ιγνάτιος ὁ Θεοφόρος, Ignátios ho Theophóros, lit. "the God-bearing"), was a student of John the Apostle, was the third bishop of Antioch, and is now counted among the Apostolic Fathers of the Christian Church.[

En route to Rome, where according to Christian tradition he met his martyrdom by being fed to wild beasts, he wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology. Important topics addressed in these letters include ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops. Ignatius modeled his writings after Paul, Peter, and John, and even quoted or paraphrased their own works freely, such as when he quoted 1 Cor 1:18, in his letter to the Ephesians.

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