Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Second series / edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace.

Author: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893.

Imprint:Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers, 1995.

Description14 v. ; 13 cm.

Note:Reprint of the American edition, published by the Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1890-1900.

Note:V. 1. Eusebius: Church history, Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in praise of COnstantine: THE CHURCH HISTORY OF EUSEBIUS: translated with Prolegomena and notes by Arthur Cushman McGiffert: The life of Eusebius -- The writings of Eusebius -- Eusebius' Church history -- Testimonies of the Ancients in favor of Eusebius -- Testimonies of the Ancients against Eusebius -- THE LIFE OF CONSTANTINE by Eusebius, together with the ORATION OF CONSTANTINE TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS and the ORATION OF EUSEBIUS IN PRAISE OF CONSTANTINE / A revised translation, with prolegomena and notes, by Ernest Cushing Richardson -- Indexes: Subjects, Texts.

Note:V. 2. Socrates, Sozomenus: Church History: SOCRATES: Church History from A.D. 305-439 [The ecclesiastical history of Socrates Scholasticus] / revised, with notes, by A.C. Zenos -- SOZOMENUS: Church History from A.D. 323-425 [The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen, comprising a history of the Church from A.D. 323 to A.D. 425; translated from the Greek] / revised by Chester D. Hartranft -- Indexes.

Note:V. 3. Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus: Historical writings, etc.: THEODORET: with prolegomena and notes by Bloomfield Jackson: Prolegomena -- Pedigree [dynasty of Constantine ; dynasties of Valentian and Theodosius] -- The ecclesiastical history -- The dialogues [The "Eranistes" or "Polymorphus" of the Blessed Theodoretus, Bishop of Cyrus] -- The letters -- JEROME AND GENNADIUS: Jerome: Lives of illustrious men / translated, with introduction and notes, by Ernest Cushing Richardson [includes "List of writers," pp. 360-61] -- Gennadius: List of the authors whom Gennadius added, after the death of the Blessed Jerome [includes list, p. 385] -- RUFINUS: Life and Works of Rufinus with Jerome's Apology against Rufinus / translated with prolegomena and notes by William Henry Freemantle: Preface to the commentary on the benedictions of the twelve patriarchs [books I and II] -- Preface to the apology of Pamphlius -- Treatise on the adulteration of the works of Origen -- Preface to the translation of Origen's **** -- Apology of Rufinus addressed to Anastasius Bp. of Rome -- Letters of Anastasius to John BIshop of Jerusalem concerning Rufinus -- Rufinus' apology against Jerome, Books I and II -- Jerome's apology in answer to Rufinus, Books I, II, and III -- Rufinus on the Creed -- Rufinus' preface to his translation of the recognitions of Clement -- Rufinus' preface to his translation to the sayings of Xystus -- Rufinus' preface to his translation of the church history of Eusebius -- Rufinus' preface to his translation of Origen on Pss. 36, 37, 3 -- Rufinus' preface to his translation of teh Ep. to the Romans -- Rufinus' peroration appended to Origen on the Ep. to the Romans -- Rufinus' preface to the translation of Origen on Numbers -- Indexes: subjects, texts.

Note:V. 4. Athanasius: select works and letters: SELECT WRITINGS AND LETTERS OF ATHANASIUS, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA ; edited, with prolegomena, indices, and tables, by Archibald Robertson: Adversus Gentes Libri duo -- Deposition of Arius, and circular letter -- Council of Nicea. The "Epistola Eusebii" from Athanasias de Decretis -- Statement of faith -- On Luke X.22 -- Encyclical letter -- Apology -- Defense of the Nicene Council -- Defence of Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria -- Life of Antony -- Circular to Bishops of Egypt and Libya -- Apology to the Emperor -- Defence of his flight -- Arian history -- Against the Arians -- On the councils of Ariminum and Seleucia -- Synodial letter -- Letters -- Indexes: Subjects, Texts.

Note:V. 5. Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic treatises, etc.SELECT WRITINGS AND LETTERS OF GREGORY, BISHOP OF NYSSA, translated, with prolegomena, notes, and indices, by William Moore and Henry Austin Wilson: DOGMATIC TREATISES: Against Eunomius -- Answer to Eunomius' second book -- On the Holy Spirit against Macedonius -- On the Holy Trinity -- On "not three Gods" -- On pilgrimages -- ASCETIC AND MORAL: On virginity -- On infants' early deaths -- On pilgrimages -- PHILOSOPHICAL: On the making of man -- On the soul and the resurrection -- APOLOGETIC: The great catechism -- ORATORICAL: On Meletius -- On the baptism of Christ: a sermon -- LETTERS -- Indexes: Subjects, Texts.

Note:V. 6. Jerome: Letters and Select Works: THE PRINCIPAL WORKS OF ST. JEROME / translated by W.H. Fremantle, with the assistance of G. Lewis and W.G. Martley: PROLEGOMENA TO JEROME [includes chronological tables of the life and times of St. Jerome, A.D. 345-420] -- LETTERS [150 items] -- TREATISES [dialogues, prefaces, notes....]: The life of Paulus the first hermit -- The life of S. Hilarion -- The life of Malchus, the captive monk -- The dialogue against the Luciferians -- The perpetual virginity of Blessed Mary -- Against Jovinianus (books I and II) -- Against Vigilantius -- To Pammachius against John of Jerusalem -- Against the Pelagians (books I, II, III) -- PREFACES -- Indexes: subjects, texts.

Note:V. 7. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen: THE CATECHETICAL LECTURES / with a revised translation, introduction, notes, and indices by Edward Hamilton Gifford: iNTRODUCTION -- THE CATECHETICAL LECTURES OF S. CYRIL, ARCHBISHOP OF JERUSALEM: Procatechesis, or, prologue to the catechetical lectures of our holy father Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem -- Lecture I: To those who are to be enlightened -- Lecture II: On repentance and remission of sins, and concerning the adversary -- Lecture III: On baptism -- Lecture IV: On the ten points of doctrine -- Lecture V: Of faith -- Lecture VI: Concerning the unity of God. On the article, I believe in one God. Also concerning heresies -- Lecture VII: The father -- Lecture VIII. Almighty -- Lecture IX. On the words, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible -- Lecture X: On the clause, And in one Lord Jesus Christ, with a reading from the First Epistle to the Corinthians -- Lecture XI: On the words, The only-begotten son of God, begotten of the father very God before all ages, by whom all things were made -- Lecture XII. On the words incarnate and made man -- Lecture XIII. On the words, crucified and buried -- Lecture XIV. On the words, And rose again from the dead on the third day, and ascended into the heavens, and sat on the right hand of the father -- Lecture XV. On the clause, And shall come in glory to judge the quick and the dead; of whose kingdom there shall be no end -- Lecture XVI. On the article, And in one holy ghost, the comforter, which spake in the prophets -- Lecture XVII. Continuation of the discourse on the holy ghost -- Lecture XVIII. On the words, And in one holy catholic church, and in the resurrection of the flesh, and the life everlasting -- FIVE CATECHETICAL LECTURES OF THE SAME AUTHOR TO THE NEWLY BAPTIZED: Lecture XIX. First lecture on the mysteries -- Lecture XX. Of baptism -- Lecture XXI. On chrism -- Lecture XXII. On the body and blood of Christ -- Lecture XXIII. On the sacred liturgy and communion -- Indexes [for S. Cyril]: Subjects, texts -- SELECT ORATIONS OF SAINT GREGORY NAZIANZEN, SOMETIME ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE / translated by Charles Gordon Brown and James Edward Swallow -- PROLEGOMENA -- ORATIONS: I. On Easter and his reluctance -- II. In defence of his flight to Pontus, and his return, after his ordination to the priesthood, with an exposition of the character of the priestly office -- III. To those who had invited him, and not come to receive him -- VII. Panegyric on his brother S. Cæsarius -- VIII. On his sister Gorgonia -- XII. To his father, when he had entrusted to him the care of the Church of Nazianzus -- XVI. On his father's silence -- XVIII. On the death of his father -- XXI. On the great Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria -- THEOLOGICAL ORATIONS: Introduction -- XXVII. The first theological oration: a preliminary discourse against the Eunomians -- XXVIII. The second theological oration -- XXIX. The third theological oration: On the Son -- The fourth theological oration, which is the second concerning the Son -- The fifth theological oration, on the Holy Spirit -- XXXIII. Against the Arians, and concerning himself -- XXXIV. On the arrival of the Egyptians -- XXXVII. On the words of the Gospel, "When Jesus had finished these sayings," etc. -- Introduction to the orations on the theophany -- XXXVIII. On the theophany, or birthday of Christ -- Introduction to the orations on the holy lights and on holy baptism -- XXXIX: Oration on the holy lights -- XL. The oration on holy baptism -- XLI. On Pentecost -- "The last farewell" in the presence of the 150 bishops -- XLIII. The panegyric on S. Basil -- XLV. The second oration on Easter -- SELECT LETTERS OF SAINT GREGORY NAZIANZEN, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE: Division I. Letters on the Apollilnarian controversy -- Division II. Correspondence with Saint Basil, the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea -- Division III. Miscellaneous letters -- Indexes [for Gregory Nazianzen]: Subjects, texts.

Note:V. 8. Basil: Letters and Select Works: THE TREATISE DE SPIRITU SANCTO; the nine homilies of the Hexaemeron and the Letters of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea / translated with notes by Blomfield Jackson: PROLEGOMENA -- DE SPIRITU SANCTO -- THE HEXAEMERON -- LETTERS -- Indexes: Texts, Persons, Authors Quoted, Subjects.

Note:V. 9. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus: ST. HILARY OF POITIERS: SELECT WORKS / translated by E.W. Watson, L. Pullan, and others ; edited by W. Sanday: INTRODUCTION: The life and writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers -- The theology of St. Hilary of Poitiers -- Introduction to the treatise De Synodis -- ON THE COUNCILS, OR, THE FAITH OF THE EASTERNS -- Introduction to the De Trinitate -- ON THE TRINITY [books 1-12] -- Introduction to the homilies on Psalms I, LIII, CXXX -- PSALM I -- PSALM LIII (LIV) -- PSALM CXXX (CXXXI) -- Indexes: subjects, texts -- JOHN OF DAMASCUS: EXPOSITION OF THE ORTHODOX FAITH / translated by S.D.F. Salmond [books I, II, III, IV] -- Indexes: subjects, scripture passages

Note:V. 10. Ambrose: select works and letters: Some of the principal works of St. Ambrose / translated by H. de Romestin, with the assistance of E. de Romestin and H.T.F. Duckworth: PROLEGOMENA -- DOGMATIC TREATISES, ETHICAL WORKS, AND SERMONS: On the duties of the clergy -- On the Holy Spirit -- On the death of Satyrus -- On the belief in the resurrection -- On the Christian faith -- On the mysteries -- On repentance -- Concerning virgins -- Concerning widows -- LETTERS: various letters to Valentinian II, Marcellina, Theodosius, Eugenius, and the Church at Vercellæ -- Indexes: texts, subjects.

Note:V. 11. Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian: THE WORKS OF SULPITIUS SEVERUS / translated, with preface, and notes, by Alexander Roberts: Life and writings -- Life of St. Martin -- Letters (undoubted) -- Dialogues -- Letters (doubtful) -- Sacred jostpru -- THE COMMONITORY OF VINCENT OF LÉRINS, for the antiquity and universality of teh Catholic faith against the profane novelties of all heresies / translated by C.A. Heurtley: The Commonitory -- Appendixes I, II, III: Notes -- THE WORKS OF JOHN CASSIAN / translated, with prolegomena, prefaces, and notes, by Edgar C. S. Gibson: THE INSTITUTES OF THE CŒNOBIA: Book I. On the dress of the monks -- Book II. Of the canonical system of the nocturnal prayers and psalms -- Book III. Of the canonical system of the daily prayers and psalms -- Book IV. Of the institutes of the renunciants -- Book V. Of the spirit of gluttony -- Book VI. On the spirit of fornication -- book VII. On the spirit of covetousness -- Book VIII. Of the spirit of anger -- Book IX. Of the spirit of dejection -- Book X. Of the spirit of accidie -- Book XI. Of the spirit of vain-glory -- Book XII. Of the spirit of pride -- THE FIRST PART OF THE CONFERENCES OF JOHN CASSIAN, CONTAINING, CONFERENCES I-X, PREFACE: I. First conference of Abbot Moses; on the goal or aim of the monk -- II. The second conference of Abbot Moses; on discretion -- III. Conference of Abbot Paphnutius; on the three sorts of renunciation -- IV. Conference of Abbot Daniel; on the lust of the flesh and of the spirit -- V. Conference of Abbot Serapion; on the eight principal faults -- VI. Conference of Abbot Theodore; on the death of the spirit -- VII. First conference of Abbot Serenus; on inconstancy of mind and spiritual wickedness -- VIII. The second conference of Abbot Serens; on principalities -- IX. The first conference of Abbot Isaac; on prayer -- X. The second conference of Abbot Isaac; on prayer -- THE SECOND PART OF THE CONFERENCES OF JOHN CASSIAN, CONTAINING XI-XVII, PREFACE: XI. the first conference of Abbot Chœremon; on perfection -- XII. The second conference of Abbot Chœremon; on chastity -- XIII. The third confrence of Abbot Chœremon; on the protection of God -- XIV. The first conference of Abbot Nesteros; on spiritual knowledge -- XV. The second conference of Abbot Nesteros; on divine gifts -- XVI. The first conference of Abbot Joseph; on friendahip -- XVIII. The second conference of Abbot Joseph; on making promises -- THE THIRD PART OF THE CONFERENCES OF JOHN CASSIAN, CONTAINING XVIIII-XXIV, PREFACE: XVIII. Conference of Abbot Piamun; on the three sorts of monks --- XIX. Conference of Abbot John; on the aim of the Cœnobite and hermite -- XX. Conference of Abbot Pinufius; on the end of penitence and the marks of satisfaction -- XXI. The first conference of Abbot Theonas; on the relaxation during the fifty days -- XXII. The second conference of Abbot Theonas; on nocturnal illusions -- XXIII. The third conference of Abbot Theonas; on sinlessness -- XXIV. Conference of Abbot Abraham; on mortification -- THE SEVEN BOOKS OF JOHN CASSIAN ON TEH INCARNATION OF THELORD AGAINST NESTORIUS, PREFACE -- Indexes: texts, subjects.

Note:V. 12. Leo the Great, Gregory the Great: THE LETTERS AND SERMONS OF LEO THE GREAT, BISHOP OF ROME / translated, with introduction, notes, and indices, by Charles lett Feltoe -- Indexes: biblical quotations and references, general index -- THE BOOK OF PASTORAL RULE, AND SELECTED EPISTLES OF GREGORY THE GREAT, BISHOP OF ROME / translated, with introduction, notes, and indices, by James Barmby: PROLEGOMENA -- THE BOOK OF PASTORAL RULE: Part I -- Part II. Of the life of the pastor -- Part III. How the ruler, while living well, ought to teach and admonish those that are put under him -- Part IV. How the preacher, when he has accomplished all aright, should return to himself, lest either his life or his preaching lift him up -- REGISTER OF THE EPISTLES OF SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT (books I - VIII) -- Indexes: texts, subjects.

Note:V. 13. Part II: Gregory the Great, Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat: SELECTED EPISTLES OF GREGORY THE GREAT, BIshop of Rome (Books IX-XIV) / translated, with notes and indices, by James Barmby -- Selections translated into English from the HYMNS AND HOMILIES OF EPHRAIM THE SYRIAN and from the DEMONSTRATIONS OF APHRAHAT THE PERSIAN SAGE / edited, with an introductory dissertation, by John Gwynn -- EPHRAIM: The Nisibene Hymns -- Nineteen hymns of the nativity of Christ in the flesh -- Fifteen hymns for the feast of the Epiphany -- The Pearl: seven hymns on the faith -- THREE HOMILIES: On our Lord -- On admonition and repentance -- On the sinful woman -- APHRAHAT: SELECT DEMONSTRATIONS: Of faith -- Of wars -- Of monks -- Of the resurrection of the dead -- Of pastors -- Of Christ the Son of God -- Of persecution -- Of death and the latter times -- INDICES: Subjects, texts.

Note:V. 14. The seven ecumenical councils: THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS OF THE UNDIVIDED CHURCH, THEIR CANONS AND DOGMATIC DECREES, together with the canons of all the local synods which have received ecumentical acceptance / edited with notes gathered from the writings of the greatest scholars by Henry R. Percival: I. The first ecumenical council: THE FIRST COUNCIL OF NICE, A.D. 325 -- II. The canons of the councils of ANCYRA, GANGRA, NEOCÆSAREA, ANTIOCH AND LAODICEA, which canons were accepted and received by the ecumenical synods -- III. The second ecumenical council: the first council of CONSTANTINOPLE, A.D. 381 -- IV. The Third ecumenical council: the Council of EPHESUS, A.D. 431 -- V. The fourth ecumenical council: the council of CHALCEDON, A.D. 451 -- VI. The fifth ecumenical council: the second council of CONSTANTINOPLE, A.D. 553 -- VII. The sixth ecumenical counciil: the third council of CONSTANTINOPLE, A.D. 680-681 -- VIII. The canons of the council in Trullo: often called the QUINISEXT COUNCIL, A.D. 692 -- IX. The canons of the synods of SARDICA, CARTHAGE, CONSTANTINOPLE, AND CARTHAGE under St. Cyprian, which canons were received by the Council in Trullo and ratified by Nice II -- X. The seventh ecumenical council: the SECOND COUNCIL OF NICE, A.D. 787 -- APPENDIX containing canons and rulings, not having conciliar origin, but approved by name in Canon II, of the Synod in Trullo -- Indexes: authors, names, words and phrases, places, subjects.

Note:v. 13. GREGORY THE GREAT: Epistles (bks 9-14), EPHRAIM SYRUS: Hymns and homilies ; APHRAHAT: Demonstrations -- v. 14. THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS.

Cumulative IndexVolume 10 of the Ante-Nicene Fathers (1995) contains an annotated index of authors and works of the Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Fathers, first and second series.

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