The Complete Works of the First Fathers of the Church
Foundational Writings on Doctrine, Martyrdom, Scripture, and the Early Christian ChurchBy Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Ignatius, Papias, Barnabas, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Commodianus, Mathetes, The Pastor of Hermas, Tatian, Theophilus, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Minucius Felix, Origen, Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius, Archelaus, Peter of Alexandria, Alexander of Lycopolis, Methodius, Arnobius, Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius Urbanus, Victorinus, Dionysius of Rome, Theodotus, Aristides
Length536h 23m
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The Complete Works of the First Fathers of the Church gathers a formative body of early Christian writing: pastoral epistles, martyrial exhortations, apologies, theological treatises, biblical interpretation, ecclesiastical histories, and visionary instruction. Spanning the generations from the apostolic age to late antiquity, it records Christianity's emergence within Jewish, Greek, and Roman intellectual worlds. Particularly compelling are its defenses of Christian belief before pagan critics, its accounts of apostolic memory, and its sustained reflections on doctrine, worship, discipline, and the meaning of salvation. Its contributors comprise bishops, teachers, apologists, exegetes, and ecclesial leaders writing across Alexandria, Rome, Asia Minor, North Africa, Syria, and other centers of the ancient Mediterranean. Their varied circumstances—persecution, doctrinal controversy, catechesis, pastoral governance, and philosophical debate—illuminate the diversity of the early church. Together, these voices trace the development of Christian vocabulary and institutions while revealing an ongoing conversation with classical philosophy, imperial culture, and inherited scriptural traditions. This volume is indispensable for readers seeking a broad encounter with the foundations of Christian thought. It offers students, scholars, and interested general readers an exceptional opportunity to compare genres, regions, and theological emphases within a single collection. Read comparatively, these works foster a rich dialogue between witness and argument, communal practice and intellectual inquiry, continuity and creative development.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length536 hrs 23 mins
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Publish dateMay 13, 2024
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Table of contents
1The Complete Father Brown Mysteries (Unabridged) (Annotated)
2The Complete Works of the First Fathers of the Church
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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