29-APPENDIX D SOME EARLY WITNESSES TO NEW TESTAMENT WRITINGS[1]

APPENDIX D SOME EARLY WITNESSES TO NEW TESTAMENT WRITINGS[1] CLEMENT OF ROME. Bishop of Rome.

Epistle to Corinthians . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 95

BARNABAS.

Epistle of, not by the Barnabas who was St. Paul’s companion . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 98

DIDACHÉ.

"The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles," a manual of Church regulations . . . . c. A.D. 100

IGNATIUS.

Bishop of Antioch and Martyr. 7 Epistles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 110 POLYCARP. Bishop of Smyrna and Martyr.

Epistle to Philippians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. .. . . . c. A.D. 110 PAPIAS. Bishop of Hierapolis.

Expositions of the Oracles of the Lord (fragments are preserved by Eusebius) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 130

HERMAS. The Shepherd, an allegory . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 140

MARCION.

Heretic from Pontus at Rome . . . . . . . c. A.D. 144 JUSTIN MARTYR. Apologist.

1 and 2 Apologies and Dialogue with Trypho . . . . . . . . . . . . c. 152-157 EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS.

Anonymous defence of Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 160 TATIAN. Syrian Apologist, disciple of Justin Martyr.

Diatessaron, a harmony of the Gospels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A.D. 160-170 THEOPHILUS. Apologist of Antioch.

Ad Autolycum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .c. A.D. 180 IRENAEUS. Bishop of Lyons.

Against Heresies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 185 CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA. Head of the Catechetical School.

Paedagogus, Hypotyposes, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . c. A.D. 190 TERTULLIAN. Of Carthage. Apologist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 200 HIPPOLYTUS. Presbyter at Rome.

Refutation of All Heresies and numerous commentaries . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 220 ORIGEN. Of Alexandria. Successor of Clement, great philosopher and writer . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 230 DIONYSIUS. Bishop of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . A.D. 248 EUSEBIUS. Bishop of Caesarea. Ecclesiastical History, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 320 APHRAATES. Syrian writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 338 ATHANASIUS. Bishop of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 328-373 EPIPHANIUS. Bishop of Salamis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 380 JEROME. Author of the revised or "Vulgate" Latin version of the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 390 [1] In the case of most of these witnesses the date here given is that of their chief literary activity.