POLYCARP. Bishop of Smyrna and Martyr. _Epistle to Philippians_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 110 PAPIAS. Bishop of Hierapolis. _Expositions of the Oracles of the Lord_ (fragments are preserved by Eusebius) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 130 HERMAS. _The Shepherd_, an allegory . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 140 MARCION. Heretic from Pontus at Rome . . . . . . . c. A.D. 144 JUSTIN MARTYR. Apologist. _1 and 2 Apologies_ and _Dialogue with Trypho_ . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 152-157 EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS. Anonymous defence of Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 160 TATIAN. Syrian Apologist, disciple of Justin Martyr. _Diatessaron_, a harmony of the Gospels A.D. 160-170 THEOPHILUS. Apologist of Antioch. _Ad Autolycum_ c. A.D. 180 IRENAEUS. Bishop of Lyons. _Against Heresies_ c. A.D. 185 [1] In the case of most of these witnesses the date here given is that of their chief literary activity. {292} CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA. Head of the Catechetical School. _Paedagogus, Hypotyposes_, etc. . . . . c. A.D. 190 TERTULLIAN. Of Carthage. Apologist . . . . . . . . A.D. 200 HIPPOLYTUS. Presbyter at Rome. _Refutation of All Heresies_ and numerous commentaries . . . . . c. A.D. 220 ORIGEN. Of Alexandria. Successor of Clement, great philosopher and writer . . . . . . . . . . . c. A.D. 230 DIONYSIUS. Bishop of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 248 EUSEBIUS. Bishop of Caesarea. _Ecclesiastical History_, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 320 APHRAATES. Syrian writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 338 ATHANASIUS. Bishop of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . A.D. 328-373 EPIPHANIUS. Bishop of Salamis . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 380 JEROME. Author of the revised or "Vulgate" Latin version of the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . A.D. 390 {293} APPENDIX E BOOKS RECOMMENDED In this list are included the most useful books written in English or translated into English. An * is placed before those commentaries which contain the whole Greek text of the books indicated, or which comment much on the Greek text. 1. CANON-- Charteris (Prof. A. H.), Canonicity, 18s. Sanday (Dr. W.), Inspiration, 6s. 6d. (Longmans.) Westcott (Bishop), History of the Canon, 10s. 6d. (Macmillan.) 2. TEXT-- The Greek Text of the Revised Version, various prices. (Oxford University Press.) Concordance to the Greek Testament, by Moulton (W. F.) and Geden (A. S.), 26s. (T. and T. Clark.) 3. TEXTUAL CRITICISM-- Lake (Prof. K.), The Text of the New Testament, 1s. net. Oxford Church Text Books. (Rivingtons.) Nestle (E.), Textual Criticism of the Greek New Testament, 10s. 6d. (Williams and Norgate.)