Early Christian writings · 12 chapters
Epistle to Diognetus
An explanation of Christian belief and conduct addressed to Diognetus, describing Christians' life among their neighbours, God's goodness and the meaning of faith.
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An anonymous Christian apologetic work. The source's breaks and fragmentary ending are retained; the text is not presented as a newly recovered complete document.
Lightfoot's Apostolic Fathers: source collectionThe edition you are reading
J. B. Lightfoot's historic English translation, transcribed by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library from a 1956 reprint and identified there as public domain. Source chapter divisions are retained. The reader numbers successive source paragraphs within each chapter; these locators may differ from section numbers in other editions. Opening greetings appear separately and do not change chapter numbering. Editorial footnotes are omitted; the source remains available for comparison.
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