Historical Theology Reading for 12/19

This week's reading comes from St. Ignatius of Antioch, a bishop who wrote seven letters on his way to martyrdom in the very early second century (around 117 AD).
While it would be best to read and discuss all seven letters, I know you're all very busy as I am, so we'll focus primarily on the Letter to the Trallians. In that particular letter, look for the following:

What do we learn about Ignatius?
What do we learn about his attitude towards becoming a martyr?
What are his views concerning church government? How do these views compare with our own church government?
What false teaching is he arguing against (Chapters IX-XI)?

We will primarily deal with issues of church government and martyrdom in class (Brad will substitute, as I will be preaching at First Baptist LeRoy), and the following week, we will discuss the false teaching which grew to be very prevalent in second century Christianity.

If you're interested in reading all of Ignatius' letters, use the following link:

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html

It might be good to read one letter per day throughout the week.