Home›Open Questions›Who wrote the Epistle to Diognetus, and when?Open QuestionsWho wrote the Epistle to Diognetus, and when?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Who wrote the Epistle to Diognetus, and when?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/who-wrote-the-epistle-to-diognetus-and-when.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Who wrote the Epistle to Diognetus, and when?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/who-wrote-the-epistle-to-diognetus-and-whenCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-who-wrote-the-epistle-to-diognetus-and-w, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Who wrote the Epistle to Diognetus, and when?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/who-wrote-the-epistle-to-diognetus-and-when}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo ancient writer names or quotes the letter before its single surviving manuscript resurfaces in the thirteenth century, and the letter itself names no author. Its polished rhetorical style differs from the rest of the apostolic fathers collection it is conventionally grouped with, and proposed authors and dates spanning the second and third centuries all rest on style and apparent theological concern rather than direct evidence.What would resolve this An independent ancient citation or manuscript witness naming the author or firmly dating the text would settle this; absent that, a scholarly consensus reconciling its style and content with a known apologetic writer's other work would narrow the range.OpenPatristics and early Christian textual studiesMichael W. Holmes, editor and translator, The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations (Michael W. Holmes)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnEpistle to Diognetus, Scriptures & Texts Well-attested Source The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations (Michael W. Holmes)Michael W. Holmes, editor and translatortier 1SourcesThe Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations (Michael W. Holmes)tier 1Michael W. Holmes, editor and translator, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids (3rd edition), 2007Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year