Spanning the formative centuries of Christianity, The Complete Ante-Nicene, Nicene & Post-Nicene Church Fathers Collection gathers apologetic treatises, sermons, biblical exegesis, theological controversy, ecclesiastical histories, pastoral letters, monastic reflections, and doctrinal syntheses. Its breadth reveals a tradition being argued into shape: martyr-era defenses of the faith stand beside conciliar theology, luminous homiletics, and influential accounts of Christian society. Landma...

An Ancient Commentary Available for the First Time in EnglishFor the first time in English, discover the full text of Theodoret of Cyrrhus's Commentary on Isaiah. As part of the Ancient Christian Texts series, this volume provides a unique look into the biblical interpretation of the early church. Long thought to be lost, this commentary was rediscovered in 1899 and is now accessible in English to scholars, pastors, and students.Theodoret of Cyrrhu...

Foundation of Faith gathers the twenty-eight volumes of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Church Fathers into a capacious archive of Christian thought from the fourth century through the early medieval world. Biblical exegesis, doctrinal treatise, sermon, letter, ecclesiastical history, monastic counsel, apologetic, and conciliar or imperial document appear beside one another, tracing debates over the Trinity, Christology, scriptural interpretation, pastoral authority, and the Church's public voc...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Church Fathers: Complete 28 Volume Collection gathers a foundational library of late antique Christian thought, spanning doctrinal treatises, biblical exegesis, sermons, ecclesiastical histories, apologetics, monastic reflections, and pastoral letters. Its pages trace the intellectual and spiritual contests surrounding Trinitarian doctrine, Christology, biblical authority, worship, ascetic discipline, and the ordering of the church. Majestic theological orations stan...

The Nicene Creed gathers a capacious patristic witness to Christian confession, tracing the theological pressures, exegetical habits, and devotional languages through which Nicene faith was articulated. Its materials range from apostolic-era exhortation and apology to conciliar theology, biblical commentary, polemic, homily, ecclesiastical history, and liturgical reflection. Particularly compelling are the recurring treatments of the Son's relation to the Father, the Holy Spirit's divinity...

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. This edition contains the ecclesiastical history of Theodoret as well as his chief christological work, the 'Eranistes etoi polymorphos' ("Beggar or Multiform") in three dialogues, describing the Monophysites as beggars passing off their doctrines gathered by s...

This work by the Antiochene philosopher, Theodoret, chronicles some of the salient figures in the 4th century Syriac church. Its original version recounts the lives of thirty different saints in the region who is largely familiar to his audience. However, the text that survives appears to be fragmentary and about half of the hagiographies are missing.

Theodoret of Cyrus or (c. 393 c. 457) was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423-457). He played a pivotal role in many early Byzantine church controversies that led to various ecumenical acts and schisms. He is considered blessed or a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. His philanthropic and economic interests were extensive and varied: he endeavored to secure relief for the people oppressed with taxation; he divided his inheritance among the poor; ...

Augustine of Hippo (November 13, 354 August 28, 430), also known as St. Augustine, was Bishop of Hippo Regius. He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province. His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity. According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith" In his early years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his conversion ...

Stephen Charnock was a 17th century Puritan who served as a Presbyterian clergyman in London. Nearly all of the numerous writings attributed to him were transcribed after his death, one of the most famous of which was the one preached at Crosby Hall, and is preserved today as The Existence and Attributes of God. His works reflected the typically characteristic Puritan divine's concern for central Gospel themes. This edition of the Complete Works of Stephen Charnock is illustrated and include...

Margaret Dunlop Gibson (18431920) was an accomplished translator who along with her twin, Agnes Smith Lewis, became known as one of the Westminster Sisters. The twins were Semitic scholars who learned more than a dozen languages between them, becoming pioneers in academics at Westminster College in Cambridge. One of the works Margaret Dunlop Gibson was the Apocrypha Arabica, which she translated from the Syriac, Arabic and Ethiopic languages used in the churches of Asia and Africa, and it ...

The Routledge History of Medieval Christianity explores the role of Christianity in European society from the middle of the eleventh-century until the dawning of the Reformation. Arranged in four thematic sections and comprising 23 originally commissioned chapters plus introductory overviews to each part by the editor, this book provides an authoritative survey of a vital element of medieval history.Comprehensive and cohesive, the volume provides a holistic view of Christi...