Apostolic Fathers
Early Christian theologians not included in the New Testament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, see Ante-Nicene Fathers (book).
The Apostolic Fathers, also known as the Ante-Nicene Fathers, were core Christian theologians among the Church Fathers who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD who are believed to have personally known some of the Twelve Apostles or to have been significantly influenced by them.[1] Their writings, though widely circulated in early Christianity, were not included in the canon of the New Testament. Many of the writings derive from the same time period and geographical location as other works of early Christian literature which came to be part of the New Testament.