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Epistle to Diognetus

Explains Christian identity as life in the world but not of it, rooted in divine revelation rather than ethnic or civic boundaries.

Mathetes (anonymous)2nd century2nd century

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Category
Apostolic Fathers
Genre
Apology
Tradition
Cross-Tradition
Region
Eastern Mediterranean
Original language
Greek
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This text is represented here through direct Greek witness material associated with Mathetes (anonymous) and its circulation in Eastern Mediterranean. Approved translation support is available in English, Spanish, and Indonesian.

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ApologeticsChristian IdentityIncarnationPublic Witness

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Epistle to Diognetus