Recognition in the
Apostolic Fathers
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Term given to early Christian leaders &
their writings
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Many allusions to NT writings here
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Three explicit references to NT as
Scripture:
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1 Clement (~95) to 1 Corinthians
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Polycarp (~110) to Ephesians 4:26
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Pseudo-Barnabas (~130) to Matthew 22:14