Ante-Nicene Church Fathers (All 9 Volumes)
Early Christian Writings on Faith, Doctrine, Martyrdom, and Ecclesial AuthorityBy Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Ignatius, Papias, Barnabas, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Commodianus, Mathetes, The Pastor of Hermas, Tatian, Theophilus
Length536h 22m
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Ante-Nicene Church Fathers gathers the formative writings of Christianity before the Council of Nicaea into a capacious nine-volume archive of doctrine, pastoral counsel, apology, biblical interpretation, martyrial witness, and ecclesial debate. Its range extends from terse epistles and visionary allegory to philosophical dialogue and sustained theological treatise. Standout texts include early defenses of Christian belief, reflections on apostolic succession, and imaginative accounts of repentance and discipline, revealing a tradition still defining its language, canon, and communal boundaries. The collection brings together bishops, teachers, apologists, and anonymous or pseudonymous voices from the first centuries of the common era. Figures associated with Alexandria, Asia Minor, Rome, Syria, and the wider Greek- and Latin-speaking Mediterranean illuminate Christianity's encounter with Jewish scriptural inheritance, Greco-Roman philosophy, imperial power, and internal controversy. Read collectively, these writers document the emergence of catholic ecclesial consciousness while preserving striking differences in tone, method, and theological emphasis. Essential for students of patristics, theology, classics, and late antique history, these volumes offer an exceptional opportunity to trace early Christian thought in its literary and historical complexity. Readers will find both indispensable primary sources and a vigorous conversation across generations: a record of communities reasoning about authority, salvation, ethics, worship, and the meaning of Christian identity.
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Publish dateMay 7, 2024
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Table of contents
1MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)
2Ante-Nicene Church Fathers (All 9 Volumes)
3Volume I – The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
4Preface
5Introductory Notice
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6Clement of Rome
7Mathetes
8Polycarp
9Ignatius
10Chapter I.—Praise of the Ephesians.
11Chapter III.—Exhortations to unity.
12Chapter IV.—The same continued.
13Chapter V.—The praise of unity.
14Chapter VII.—Beware of false teachers.
15Chapter XII.—Praise of the Ephesians.
16Chapter XVI.—The fate of false teachers.
17Chapter XVII.—Beware of false doctrines.
18Chapter XVIII.—The glory of the cross.
19Chapter XIX.—Three celebrated mysteries.
20Chapter XXI.—Conclusion.
21Chapter VI.—Preserve harmony.
22Chapter IX.—Let us live with Christ.
23Chapter X.—Beware of Judaizing.
24Chapter XII.—Ye are superior to me.
25Chapter XIV.—Your prayers requested.
26Chapter XV.—Salutations.
27Chapter III.—Honour the deacons, etc.
28Chapter IV.—I have need of humility.
29Chapter VII.—The same continued.
30Chapter XII.—Continue in unity and love.
31Chapter XIII.—Conclusion.
32Chapter V.—I desire to die.
33Chapter VII.—Reason of desiring to die.
34Chapter VIII.—Be ye favourable to me.
35Chapter X.—Conclusion.
36Chapter III.—Avoid schismatics.
37Chapter IV.—Have but one Eucharist, etc.
38Chapter V.—Pray for me.
39Chapter VI.—Do not accept Judaism.
40Chapter VIII.—The same continued.
41Chapter XI.—Thanks and salutation.
42Chapter I.—Thanks to God for your faith.
43Chapter II.—Christ’s true passion.
44Chapter IV.—Beware of these heretics.
45Chapter V.—Their dangerous errors.
46Chapter IX.—Honour the bishop.
47Chapter XII.—Salutations.
48Chapter XIII.—Conclusion.
49Chapter I.—Commendation and exhortation.
50Chapter II.—Exhortations.
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