Paul Hartog is an Associate Professor, teaching Early Christian Studies at Faith Baptist Seminary, Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago, where he was awarded a university teaching fellowship. He has previously authored Polycarp and the New Testament (Mohr Siebeck, 2002) and various articles and essays.

Hartog's interaction with the available literature is significant, providing discussion and reference to further sources through the footnotes at nearly every point possible. The entire volume is meticulously researched. The bibliography and footnotes as well as the degree of interaction with German literature not readily accessible to most readers are the obvious strengths of this volume. These factors set Hartog's work apart.

• OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION TO POLYCARP S EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; INTRODUCTION TO THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION TO POLYCARP S EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; INTRODUCTION TO THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES

Paul Hartog is an Associate Professor, teaching Early Christian Studies at Faith Baptist Seminary, Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago, where he was awarded a university teaching fellowship. He has previously authored Polycarp and the New Testament (Mohr Siebeck, 2002) and various articles and essays.

Hartog's interaction with the available literature is significant, providing discussion and reference to further sources through the footnotes at nearly every point possible. The entire volume is meticulously researched. The bibliography and footnotes as well as the degree of interaction with German literature not readily accessible to most readers are the obvious strengths of this volume. These factors set Hartog's work apart.

• OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION TO POLYCARP S EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; INTRODUCTION TO THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION TO POLYCARP S EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; INTRODUCTION TO THE MARTYRDOM OF POLYCARP; GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES