I’m very pleased to announce today the beta release of a pdf reader-version of “The Martyrdom of Polycarp”. It is available for download immediately, just click on the above link in the header pages.

It is a short but delightful work, one of our earliest accounts of martyrdom. The Greek is not difficult, and anyone with a reasonable Koine knowledge will make good progress through the text. Even if you find it hard, don’t let this discourage you – the best path to improving your Greek reading is more Greek.