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Epistle from Maria of Cassobelæ (Spurious)
Composed in a later age as a letter to Ignatius, and joined to the collection under his name.
Epistle from Mary the Virgin (Spurious)
A short medieval letter attributed to Mary, transmitted among the Ignatian correspondence.
Epistle to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch (Spurious)
Counsel to a deacon, written long after Ignatius and circulated under his name.
Epistle to Mary at Neapolis (Spurious)
One of the later collection's additions, addressed to Mary at Neapolis and not from Ignatius.
Epistle to Mary the Virgin (Spurious)
A short medieval letter to Mary, added to the Ignatian collection by a later hand.
Epistle to Polycarp
A personal letter to a younger bishop, full of practical counsel about people and patience.
Epistle to Polycarp: Longer Version (Spurious)
The expanded form of the letter to Polycarp, enlarged by a later hand in the fourth century.
Epistle to Polycarp: Syriac Version
The shorter Syriac form of the letter to Polycarp, an important early witness to the text.
Epistle to the Antiochians (Spurious)
Addressed to Antioch, and belonging to the later expanded collection rather than to Ignatius himself.
Epistle to the Ephesians
A letter of warm affection to Ephesus, on unity with the bishop and on the silence of God speaking in Christ.
Epistle to the Ephesians: Longer Version (Spurious)
The later enlarged recension of the letter to Ephesus, with additions not from Ignatius.
Epistle to the Ephesians: Syriac Version
The abridged Syriac form of the letter to Ephesus, preserved in an ancient manuscript.
Epistle to the Magnesians
Written to a young church, urging it to hold together and to live by the Lord's day.
Epistle to the Magnesians: Longer Version (Spurious)
The enlarged form of the letter to Magnesia, expanded by a later editor.
Epistle to the Philadelphians
Written after a visit, pleading for unity and holding up the gospel as the true archive.
Epistle to the Philadelphians: Longer Version (Spurious)
The later expanded recension of the letter to Philadelphia.
Epistle to the Philippians (Spurious)
From the later collection, and valued now as a witness to fourth-century Christian thought.
Epistle to the Romans
The most moving of the letters: Ignatius begs the Roman Christians not to prevent his martyrdom.
Epistle to the Romans: Longer Version (Spurious)
The enlarged form of the letter to Rome, from the same later hand as the other expansions.
Epistle to the Romans: Syriac Version
The shorter Syriac form of the letter to Rome, valuable for comparing the versions.
Epistle to the Smyrnaeans
Insisting that Christ truly suffered in the flesh, and the first text to call the church catholic.
Epistle to the Smyrnaeans: Longer Version (Spurious)
The expanded recension of the letter to Smyrna, with additions of the fourth century.
Epistle to the Tarsians (Spurious)
Addressed to Tarsus, from the enlarged collection and written well after Ignatius' death.
Epistle to the Trallians
A warning against teaching that emptied Christ's suffering of its reality.
Epistle to the Trallians: Longer Version (Spurious)
The later enlarged form of the letter to Tralles, printed here for comparison.
First Epistle to St John (Spurious)
A brief medieval letter to the apostle John, circulated under Ignatius' name.
Second Epistle to St John (Spurious)
A second short letter to John from the same medieval group of writings.
The Martyrdom of Ignatius
An early account of Ignatius' journey to Rome and his death in the amphitheatre.