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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
- Date certainty
- Range
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Manuscript context
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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www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-03-01
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web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-03-01
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Witness status: Direct witness
Open normalized witness textEpistula ad Diognetum
License: CC BY-SA 4.0