本文梳理了使徒教父作品中的μιμητής（效法）概念，並探源性地上溯與此概念有所關聯的柏拉圖、保祿的相關文本，並辨析這兩大思想體系中的「效法」議題對於使徒教父所產生的影響的優次。作者肯定，使徒教父的「效法」概念，更大程度地受惠於保祿的同類教導。

This article is a research on the concept of “imitation” (μιμητής, 效法) in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers, linking its very origin back to the writings of Plato and St. Paul. Through this work, the author is convinced that the Apostolic Father’s idea of “imitation” was influenced more by St. Paul than any other source.