Patres Apostolici; Apostolic Fathers

Japanese: 使徒教父 - しときょうふ（英語表記）Patres Apostolici; Apostolic Fathers

The Church Fathers who were active from roughly the 1st century to the mid-2nd century, following the time of the apostles. They are also called the Post-Apostolic Fathers or the Direct disciple Fathers of the Apostles, and many of them are said to have had some kind of relationship with the apostles. Representative examples include Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, Papias of Hierapolis, the author of The Shepherd of Hermas, the author of The Epistle of Barnabas, and the author of The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles.

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Japanese:

使徒たちの時代に続く，ほぼ1世紀頃から2世紀中葉に活躍した教父たちをいう。使徒後教父，使徒直弟子教父ともいわれ，なんらかの意味で使徒たちと関係があったと伝えられる人が多い。ローマのクレメンス，アンチオキアのイグナチオス，スミルナのポリュカルポス，ヒエラポリスのパピアス，『ヘルマスの牧者』の著者，『バルナバ書』の著者，『十二使徒の教え』の著者らが代表的である。

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