"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. Every single volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life More than one of the earliest ecclesiastical writers have given credence, though apparently without good reason, to the legend that Ignatius was the child whom the Savior took up in His arms, as described in Mark 9:35. It is also believed, and with great probability, that, with his friend Polycarp, he was among the auditors of the Apostle St. John. Contents: INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE EPISTLE OF IGNATIUS TO THE EPHESIANS. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians The Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp Introductory Note to the Syriac Version of the Ignatian Epistles. The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp The Second Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians The Third Epistle of the Same St. Ignatius Introductory Note to the Spurious Epistles of Ignatius. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Tarsians The Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians The Epistle of Ignatius to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philippians The Epistle of Maria the Proselyte to Ignatius The Epistle of Ignatius to Mary at Neapolis, Near Zarbus. The Epistle of Ignatius to St. John the Apostle A Second Epistle of Ignatius to St. John. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Virgin Mary Introductory Note to the Martyrdom of Ignatius. The Martyrdom of Ignatius