The Ante-Nicene fathers : translations of the writings of the fathers down to A.D. 325 / Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, editors.

Contributor Roberts, Alexander, 1826-1901.

Edition Statement:American reprint of the Edinburgh ed., rev. and chronologically arr., with brief prefaces and occasional notes by A. Cleveland Coxe.

Imprint:Grand Rapids : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1950-1951.

Description10 v. ; 25 cm.

Note:First published under title: Ante-Nicene Christian library.

Note:v. 1. The apostolic fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus. ST. CLEMENT: Epistle to the Corinthians -- MATHETES: Epistle to Diognetus -- POLYCARP: Epistle to the Philippians ; Martyrdom -- IGNATIUS: Epistles to: the Ephesians (shorter and longer versions), the Magnesians, the Trallians, the Romans, the Philadelphians, the Smyrnaeans, Polycarp ; Syriac version of the Ignatian epistles ; Spurious epistles ; Martyrdom -- BARNABAS: Epistle -- PAPIAS: Fragments -- JUSTIN MARTYR: The first apology ; The second apology ; Dialogue with Trypho, a Jew ; The discourse to the Greeks ; Hortatory address to the Greeks ; On the sole government of God ; On the resurrection, fragments ; Other fragments ; Martyrdom -- IRENAEUS: Against heresies ; Fragments.

Note:v. 2. The fathers of the second century. THE PASTOR OF HERMAS -- TATIAN: Address to the Greeks -- THEOPHILUS: Theophilus to Autolycus -- ATHENAGORAS: A plea for the Christians ; The resurrection of the dead -- CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: Exhortation to the heathen ; The instructor ; The stromata, or miscellanies ; Fragments ; Who is the rich man that shall be saved?

Note:v. 3. Latin Christianity: its founder, Tertullian, parts 1-3. TERTULLIAN: The apology ; On idolatry ; The shows, or de spectaculis ; The chaplet, or de corona ; To Scapula ; Ad nationes ; A fragment concerning the execrable gods of the heathen ; An answer to the Jews ; The soul's testimony ; A treatise on the soul ; The prescription against heretics ; The five books against Marcion ; Against Hermogenes ; Against the Valentinians ; On the flesh of Christ ; On the resurrection of the flesh ; Against Praxeas ; Scorpiace ; Against all heresies ; On repentance ; On baptism ; On prayer ; Ad Martyras ; The martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitias ; Of patience.

Note:v. 4. Fathers of the third century: Tertullian, part fourth; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen, parts first and second. TERTULLIAN: On the Pallium ; On the apparel of women ; On the veiling of virgins ; To his wife ; On exhortation to chastity ; On monogamy ; On modesty ; On fasting ; De fuga in persecutione ; Appendix -- MINUCIUS FELIX -- COMMODIANUS -- ORIGEN: Introductory note ; Prologue of Rufinus ; Origen de principiis ; Africanus to Origen ; Origen to Africanus ; Origen to Gregory ; Origen against Celsus.

Note:v. 5. Fathers of the third century: Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix. HIPPOLYTUS: The refutation of all heresies ; The extant works and fragments of Hippolytus: exegetical ; The extant works and fragments of Hippolytus: dogmatical and historical ; Appendix to the works of Hippolytus -- CYPRIAN: The life and passion of Cyprian ; The epistle of Cyprian ; The treatises of Cyprian ; The seventh Council of Carthage ; Treatises attributed to Cyprian -- CAIUS: Fragments -- NOVATIAN: Treatise concerning the Trinity ; On the Jewish meats -- APPENDIX: Acts and records of the famous controversy about the baptism of heretics ; A treatise against the heretic Novatian ; A treatise on re-baptism.

Note:v. 6. Fathers of the third century: Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and minor writers, Methodius, Arnobius. GREGORY THAUMATURGUS: A declaration of faith ; A metaphrase of the book of Ecclesiastes ; Canonical epistle, The oration and panegyric addressed to Origen ; A sectional confession of faith ; On the trinity ; Twelve topics on the faith ; On the subject of the soul ; Four homilies ; On all the saints ; On the gospel according to Matthew -- DIONYSIUS THE GREAT: Extant fragments ; Exegetical fragments -- JULIUS AFRICANUS: Extant writings -- ANATOLIUS and Minor Writers: ALEXANDER OF CAPPADOCIA, THEOGNOSTUS OF ALEXANDRIA, PIERIUS OF ALEXANDRIA, THEONAS OF ALEXANDRIA, PILEAS, PAMPHILUS, MALCHION -- ARCHELAUS: The acts of disputation with the Heresiarch Manes -- ALEXANDER OF LYCOPOLIS: Of the Manichaeans -- PETER OF ALEXANDRIA: The genuine acts of Peter ; The canonical epistle ; Fragments -- ALEXANDER OF ALEXANDRIA: Epistles on the Arian heresy and the deposition of Arius -- METHODIUS: The banquet of the ten virgins ; Concerning free-will ; From the discourse on the resurrection ; Fragments ; Oration concerning Simeon and Anna ; Oration on the palms ; Three fragments from the homily on the cross and passion on Christ ; Some other fragments -- ARNOBIUS: The seven books of Arnobius against the heathen.

Note:v. 7. Fathers of the third and fourth centuries: Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic teaching and constitutions, homily, and liturgies. LACTANTIUS: The Divine Institutes ; The epitome of the Divine Institutes ; A treatise on the anger of God ; On the workmanship of God, or the formation of man ; Of the manner in which the persecutors died ; fragments of Lactantius ; The Phoenix ; A poem on the passion of the Lord -- VENANTIUS: Poem on Easter -- ASTERIUS URBANUS: Extant writings -- VICTORINUS: On the creation of the world ; Commentary on the apocalypes of the blessed John -- DIONYSIUS OF ROME: Against the Sabellians -- THE TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES -- CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES -- THE HOMILY ASCRIBED TO CLEMENT -- EARLY LITURGIES: The liturgy of JAMES ; The liturgy of MARK ; The liturgy of the BLESSED APOSTLES.

Note:v. 8. Fathers of the third and fourth centuries: The Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac documents, Remains of the first ages. THE TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS -- EXCERPTS OF THEODOTUS -- TWO EPISTLES CONCERNING VIRGINITY -- PSEUDO-CLEMENTINE LITERATURE: Recognitions of Clement ; The Clementine homilies -- APOCRYPHA OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: The protevangelium of James, The gospel of pseudo-Matthew ; The gospel of the nativity of Mary ; The history of Joseph the carpenter ; The gospel of Thomas ; The Arabic gospel of the infancy of the saviour ; The gospel of Nicodemus ; The letter of Pontius Pilate concerning our Lord Jesus Christ -- The report of Pilate the Procurator concerning our Lord Jesus Christ -- The report of Pontius Pilate ; The giving up of Pontius Pilate - The death of Pilate -- The narrative of Joseph ; The avenging of the Saviour ; Acts of the holy apostles Peter and Paul ; Acts of Paul and Thecla ; The acts of Barnabas ; The acts of Philip ; Acts and martyrdom of the holy apostle Andrew ; Acts of Andrew and Matthias ; Acts of Peter and Andrew ; Acts and martyrdom of St. Matthew the apostle ; Acts of the holy Apostle Thomas ; Consummation of Thomas the apostle ; Martyrdom of the holy and glorious apostle Bartholomew ; Acts of the holy apostle Thaddaeus ; Acts of the holy apostle and evangelist John the theologian ; Revelation of Moses ; Revelation of Esdras ; Revelation of Paul ; Revelation of John ; The book of John concerning the falling asleep of Mary ; The passing of Mary -- THE DECRETALS: The epistles of Pope Zephyrinus ; The epistles of Pope Callistus ; The epistles of Pope Urban First ; The epistles lf Pope Pontianus ; The epistles of Pope Anterus ; The epistles of Pope Fabian ; Decrees of Pope Fabian -- MEMOIRS OF EDESSA AND ANCIENT SYRIAC DOCUMENTS: The story concerning the Kind of Edessa ; A canticle of Mar Jacob the teacher on Edessa ; Extracts from various books concerning Abgar the king and Addaeus the apostle ; The teaching of Addaeus the apostle ; The teaching of the apostles ; The teaching of simon Cephas in the city of Rome ; Acts of Sharbil ; The martyrdom of Habib the deacon ; Martyrdom of the holy confessors Shamuna, guria, and Habib ; Moses of Chorene ; Homily on Habib the martyr ; Homily on Guria and Shamuna ; Bardesan ; A letter of Mara, son of Serapion ; Ambrose -- REMAINS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD CENTURIES.

Note:v. 9. Bibliographical synopsis / Ernest C. Richardson -- Comprehensive general index to the Ante-Nicene Fathers / Rev. Bernhard Pick.

Note:v. 10, part A. Recently discovered additions to early Christian literature / Allan Menzies. WORKS CONNECTED WITH THE GOSPELS: THE GOSPEL OF PETER / J. Armitage Robinson ; THE DIATESSARON OF TATIAN / Hope W. Hogg -- APOCALYPSES AND ROMANCES: THE REVELATION OF PETER / Andrew Rutherfurd ; THE VISION OF PAUL / Andrew Rutherfurd ; THE APOCALYPSE OF THE VIRGIN / Andrew Rutherford ; THE APOCALYPSE OF SEDRACH / Andrew Rutherfurd ; THE TESTAMENT OF ABRAHAM / W.A. Craigie ; THE ACTS OF XANTHIPPE AND POLYXENA / W.A. Craigie ; THE NARRATIVE OF ZOSIMUS / W.A. Craigie -- THE EPISTLES OF CLEMENT, COMPLETED FROM A MANUSCRIPT RECENTLY DISCOVERED / John Keith -- THE APOLOGY OF ARISTIDES THE PHILOSOPHER / D.M. Kay -- THE PASSION OF THE SCILLITAN MARTYRS / Andrew Rutherfurd -- v. 10, part B. Commentaries of Origen / Allan Menzies. ORIGEN'S COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN / Allan Menzies -- ORIGEN'S COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW / John Patrick.

Cumulative IndexCumulative index to Ante-Nicene Fathers in vol. 9.

Note:Recommended in Best Books for Academic Libraries ; Books for College Libraries

This item has been checked out 67 time(s)
and currently has 0 hold request(s).