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Epistle to the Philippians
Combines moral exhortation, scriptural saturation, and pastoral correction while urging perseverance in holiness and truth.
Polycarp of Smyrnac. AD 110-1352nd century
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- Category
- Apostolic Fathers
- Genre
- Epistle
- Tradition
- Eastern
- Region
- Asia Minor
- Original language
- Greek
- Date certainty
- Range
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Manuscript context
This text is represented here through direct Greek witness material associated with Polycarp of Smyrna and its circulation in Asia Minor. Approved translation support is available in English, Spanish, and Indonesian.
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Witness status: Direct witness
Open normalized witness textEpistula ad Philippenses
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