The Letter to the Philippians (often simply called To the Philippians) is an epistle composed around 110 to 140 AD by one of the Apostolic Fathers, Polycarp of Smyrna from Antioch, to the early Christian church in Philippi. The letter is described by Irenaeus as follows:
The letter is one of a number believed to have been written by Polycarp, but is the only extant document.
The letter warns against a number of disorders in the church and against apostasy, and encourages the Christians to persevere in good works. It also acted as a covering letter for a collection of writings by Ignatius of Antioch, whose works were being collected by the church at Philippi after Ignatius' visit there.
This is one quote from the epistle:
One of the letter's more remarkable aspects is its clear demonstration of Polycarp’s heavy reliance on the New Testament.
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