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3rd Century Church Fathers

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  • Introduction to the Study of Church Fathers – H. B. Swete – Patristic Study (1902)church fathers
  • Edgar J. Goodspeed – Index Patristicus (1907) – Index of Greek words that occur in the church fathers.
  • NT quoted and commented on by Church Fathers: e-catena (chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse index – 12,517 cross-references)

Third Century

  1.  Alexander – Eng. transl.
  2.  Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  3.  Alexander of Cappadocia – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  4.  Anatolius and minor writers – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  5.  Archelaus – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  6.  Arnobius – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  7.  Caius – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  8.  Cyprian – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. | Index of Epistles and Treatises
  9.  Dionysius of Alexandria (called “The Great”) – Biogr. Sketch | Eng. transl.
  10.  Gregory Thaumaturgus – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  11.  Hippolytus – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  12.  Julius Africanus – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  13.  Malchion – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  14.  Methodius – Biogr. Sketch | Eng. transl.
  15.  Minucius Felix – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  16.  Novatian – Biogr. Sketch | Intro. & Eng. transl.
  17.  Origen
    1. Intro. to Origen | Biogr. Sketch | Overview
    2. Prefatory Notice to Origen’s Works
    3. Prologue of Rufinus (Eng. transl.)
    4. Origen de Principiis – Preface (Eng. transl.) | Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 | Book 4 | Elucidations
    5. Letter to Origen from Africanus about the History of Susanna (Eng. transl.)
    6. Letter from Origen to Africanus (Eng. transl.)
    7. Letter from Origen to Gregory (Eng. transl.) | Elucidation
    8. Against Celsus – Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 | Book 4 | Elucidation | Book 5 | Book 6 | Book 7 | Book 8
    9. Commentary on Gospel of John – Intro. | Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 (no longer extant) | Fragments of Book 4 | From Book 5 | Book 6 | Book 7 –9 (no longer extant) | Book 10
    10. Commentaries on Gospel of Matthew – Intro. | Book 1 (no longer extant) | Book 2 | Books 3 –9 (no longer extant) | Book 10 | Book 11 | Book 12 |Book 13 | Book 14
    11.  Philocalia (Intro. & Eng. transl.)
  18.  Pamphilus – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  19.  Peter, Bishop of Alexandria – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  20.  Phileas – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  21.  Pierius of Alexandria – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  22.  Tertullian – Latin texts and extensive online resources
    1. Intro. to Tertullian | Biog. sketch | Tert. & African School | Writings of Tert.
    2. The Apology – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    3. On Idolatry – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    4. The Shows (De Spectaculis) (Eng. transl.)
    5. The Chaplet (De Corona) – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    6. To Scapula – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    7. To the Nations (Ad Nationes) (Engl. transl.)Book 1 | Book 2 | A fragment concerning the execrable gods of the heathen | Elucidation
    8. An Answer to the Jews (Eng. transl.)
    9. The Soul’s Testimony – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    10. A Treatise on the Soul (Eng. transl.)
    11. Intro. to Tertullian’s anti-heretical works
    12. The Prescription against Heretics – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    13. The Five Books against Marcion (Eng. transl.) – Intro. | Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 | Book 4 | Dr. Helm’s note | Elucidations | Additional note | Book 5| Elucidations
    14. Against Hermogenes (Eng. transl.)
    15. Against the Valentinians (Eng. transl.)
    16. On the Flesh of Christ – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    17. On the Resurrection of the Flesh – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    18. Against Praxeas – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    19. Antidote for the Scorpion’s Sting (Scorpiace)
    20. Against All Heresies (Eng. transl.)
    21. On Repentance – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    22. On Baptism – Eng. transl. | Elucidation
    23. On Prayer (De Oratione) (Eng. transl.)
    24. To Martyrs (Ad Martyras) (Eng. transl.)
    25. The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas – Intro. | Eng. transl. | Elucidation –Dinocrates
    26. Of Patience – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    27. On the Pallium – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    28. On the Apparel of Women (Eng. transl.) – Book 1 | Book 2 | Elucidation
    29. On the Veiling of Virgins – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    30. To His Wife (Eng. transl.) – Book 1 | Book 2 | Elucidation
    31. Exhortation on Chastity – Eng. transl. | Elucidation
    32. On Monogamy – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    33. On Modesty – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    34. On Fasting – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
    35. On Fleeing in Persecution (De Fuga in Persecutione) – Eng. transl. | Elucidations
  23.  Theognostus of Alexandria – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  24.  Theonas of Alexandria – Intro. & Eng. transl.
  25.  Remains from the 2nd and 3rd centuries Intro. and Eng. transl.

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