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Letter to the Magnesians

Early second-century letter that names the Son, the Father, and the Spirit together as the ground of the church’s life.

Citation

Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Magnesians 13, Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1.

Use

Used as early second-century evidence that Christians spoke of the Father, Son, and Spirit together long before Nicaea.