After the New Testament: The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers Part I Professor Bart D. Ehrman ; ‘THe TEACHING COMPANY ®Bart D. Ehrman, Ph.D. Professor an Car of he Depart of Religious Stal, University of Noth Carlin a Chapa ill ‘Bar han isthe umes A Gry Profesor and Csiof the Departmen Religions States tthe University of Noth Carolina t Chapel With ‘yee rom Whom College (B.A. and Princeton Theologel Seinaty {Die and PhD. mga cu aude. e aught Rutgers for four ears tore moving to LINC in 1988. Daring his nie at UNC; he hs rere merous awards and prizes, icing the Stade Undergraduate Teaching ‘Award (1983) the Rath and Pip Heteman Pz for Anise a Sholay [Achievement (1994), the Bowman and Gordon Gry Awa for Exelen in “Teaching (198) adhe James A. Gray Chan Bical Stes (2003) ‘Wi focus om ery Chis in its Greco-Roman envionment and 2 special experi th textes ofthe New Testes, Prosisoe heman has published dares of book reviews an ore than 30 scholarly nics for arademic ours He has auared or eed 16 books, along The Monk and he Messiah Te Soro How de New Testament Came to Be Changed (San Franco HarperSantranisn, 2008 raha Picton de DaVinci Cade (New York: Ono University Ps, 2009 Last Cheats The Bates for Seipare and the Fite We Never Krew (NewYork: Oxo University Pres, 2003) len paca Pop af the Neve Milenio (Oxfor invert Pres, 1999) The New Testament 4 Hitorcal duction tothe Early Cristian Writings (Oxon, 1997 2008); and The Othe Corruption of Srptrs(Onor,199) He erent work on ne" omen on seve noncanonical Gospels fer he Hermes Commentary Series, published ty Ferre Pres Professor Eman ia popula let, giving numerous alls each ea for such groups sto Cala Spears Bureau the UNC Progra fhe mans, the Biblical Archeology Society. and select universes ars the ratlon He has served as the president ofthe Soiety of Bia Literature, Southeast Region; back review editor ofthe Jounal of Bilal Lieratre editor ofthe Sct’ Pres Monograph Seis De New Testament nde Greek Fathers and co-editor of the EB Stes New Testament Tks and Sta Among his administrative esponslis, eis served onthe excclve amit othe Southeast Counc forthe Sty of Religion an has chied the Nev Testament ext erica section othe Soil of Bibl Religion, sve as serving a Director of Grant Stes and Chair of the Deparment oF Rligius Stes at UNC Table of Contents, After the New Testament: ‘The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers Profesor Biography Timeline Biographical Notes, iiography Part Irrodtion othe Apostalic Fahes The Leer FP nnn ctl Problems inthe Ely Charch Sill the Doctrinal Disputes ‘The Leterof Polycarp o the Pilipians. The Fis Mary 00g) POE nnn ‘The Penecution ofthe Christians ‘A Church Manaal-Te Dish of. the posts 1 54After the New Testament: ‘The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers Scope: Atte very foundation of the Chan liglon stand he weg of tbe New Tesument a collection of27 books that represent he ears surviving teary rductios ofthe burgeoning Church and that eventual came to be reared "sired Seripre. The wings produced by Christan afer the New Testume ae also import, however, eth ca event show Chesany hanged, developed, nd gre after the st hein cetuy had passed. ‘The wings ofthe Apostolic Fathers are the most important books for udersanding tes developments in Christianity mediately alr he New Testament period. The eon Apostle Father was coined by scholars Who telicved tht the authors ofthese books were conparions flower fhe apostles of ests Sena today donot accept his lds vew, because the [books ine collection appear to have Den we na ater generation. But most of them do dat rom te cart mid-2 entry, ad as seh they are tong te eres Christan wring om outside the New Testament, There are 10 (oF) authors who are rational nledin he coleton of the Apowtolc Fathers, Some othe works rey welAnown Hues oF te aly 2 contr such signa of Antec an Plyerp of Smrm: other are snonymacs Together, they represent he ai rigs offroad — tha they repre the ews that venly came To infin a inform he shape of Cristi a twas o grow imo a word eign that eventually onvered the Roman Empire and beam the major religous (a pol ‘ovis econame) Free of the Mle Age Inti couse we wil examine he various wrtings of the Apostolic Fathers sth sae what each the staviing boos aso sy ad see haw hese books ea instut us abou the emai Chistian Char ofthe 2 ety In rough oti, the fstures of the course are st pin pts" which the fst etre disses the wring of ene ofthe Apostle Faers al he next lint carly history of Casta. We wl epn with tbe fete of 1 Clement writen bythe Chsiansof Remo quell an upiig inthe church of Coit ‘round A.D. 95; ou examination of hilt il lea sn the ex tar 0 enaider he development of Chrch herachy ithe ely Chitin ‘Next we will consider he Laters of gnats, ne ofthe atest Cistin masts, whose wings urge erence o than isp ofeach church and ‘ram agin fae teachers Ths eter wil serve springboard consi ‘rious Kinds of heresies” in ery Clini Then, we wl look the eter ‘niten by Plycapto the church in Philipp, which ad experienced ame a : turmoil when one fis elders was caught re-handed in some Kind of sy ‘Sealing thi let ots numerous etior Cristian wring a, hs, ill alow us inthe net etre. to consider how Chests gan appre ‘wir wrigs a anol Serpe Arathor writing of tbe Apso ater an acount of Pogeaps on Imaryoms this eyewines rept wl ea wo comer ow, hy, wen, nd tree Chenin wer persed for thei fh in he ety year ofthe relision. Alo significant mang thee wrtgs 9 Book cle he Didache, tehich contain tia isto for Christi and indestes ho he {Cristian es of hptiom, eon, rer, a ating wer toe praticed: this work wl ead us ten to consider te emergence of dsintvely Christan ‘an the Chch ‘Nex we will tum the so-aed Later of Barnabas, which was writen 0 show the supeioty of Chistian to Jada. This eter wil allow ust xplae the fate of early Jesh Ceisian reltions and he ie of Cvs Seti Semin. Frm ther, we wll move lo a sty ofa book (mis-arned 2 Cement, which inf the ear surviving Chestian seen rom ouside the New Testament. Recause 3 Clenem uses an allegorical apreach 0 ineretngSeipre, wil pablus o consider more fall athe nes eta the varios methods iretaton used y eal Chitin in estado sare es ‘This mate ofiaepretion sequal import forte next auhor We ‘examine, apse, whose works fave come down ous only nfagments apis tlle that he prefers ora ation to writen texts in tying o understand ‘wha happened during the life of Jesus, Ths wil ving In the nest etre, 1 2 consideration ofthe imponance ofthe ral ansmisin of ery Cvstian tran, ‘Net we wll tum oe ofthe cariest surviving apocalyptic writings of Chistian. The Sept of Hema, whi wil nur ead so consider theimporaneeofapocalyic thought forthe cares followers of Jess. AS ‘Christians moved aay from an apocalype work, they began to ave inerensdinterston wth oti who were spss of th region. The rest writing we wl conser the anonymous Leto Diogu. which wil, Sve asa springboard for considering Ke early apogee overeat in Which ‘Chvsians defended themselves agaist hac of ates and imei and nguod ha tet ligin as, a fact de ony te ne ‘We wll conclude our cours by ssn how the Apostolic Fathers can inst us coneming the development of Cis inthe eal 2" cet inthe {seas betwee he undation ofthe Church by Jesus and his sil andthe “Gnevgence of the Calle Church of ate ins