This post is part of an ongoing series examining Women in the Apostolic Fathers. While the Apostolic Fathers by-and-large eschew the household codes which are so prevalent in Pauline and post-Pauline literature, Ignatius’s Epistle to Polycarp and Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians each contain a section reminiscent of Greco-Roman household duties.
Pursuing Veritas 