In this episode, we meet some of the earliest Christian writers known as the Apostolic Fathers. Figures such as Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp of Smyrna lived in the generations immediately following the apostles and provide some of the earliest surviving Christian writings outside the New Testament. We explore who they were, what we know about them, and why their voices are so important for understanding the early Christian world.

Who were they?