St Ignatius wrote 7 letters while he was on his way to martyrdom c. 105 AD. He was the third bishop of Antioch, following Peter and Evodius. That makes his life overlap that of the apostles. The full text of his writings is available, and here is his Letter to the Church at Smyrnea. It seems the church there was plagued by the false teaching of the Docetists (those who taught that Christ only seemed to have a real human body, from Greek dokeo).
Questions: How does Ignatius prove Christ's real human flesh? What does he teach about the roles and authority of bishops, priests(presbyters) and deacons? What does he say about the Eucharist (especially in light of the error of the Docetists)? What does this tell us about the nature of Church in 100AD?
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