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The Apostolic Fathers

Baker Book House, with Michael Holmes as editor, has presented us with a new edition of J. B. Lightfoot's classic Apostolic Fathers. Holmes has provided new introductions and has made the translation more readable for a larger public.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

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