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Early Church Fathers series

Early Church Fathers series is a collection of the writings of early Christians. It is made up of 38 volumes, divided into three sets.

Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325 edit

The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes (one volume is indexes) containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The translations are very faithful, but sometimes rather old-fashioned.

  • Volume I: The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
  • Volume II: Fathers of the Second Century
  • Volume III: Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian
  • Volume IV: The Fathers of the Third Century
  • Volume V: The Fathers of the Third Century
  • Volume VI: The Fathers of the Third Century
  • Volume VII: The Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries
  • Volume VIII: The Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries
  • Volume IX: Recently Discovered Additions to Early Christian Literature; Commentaries of Origen
  • Volume X: Bibliographic Synopsis; General Index

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church edit

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, usually known as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (NPNF), is a set of books containing translations of early Christian writings into English. It was published between 1886 and 1900. Unlike the Ante-Nicene Fathers which was produced by using earlier translations of the Ante-Nicene Christian Library (ANCL), the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers was printed simultaneously in Europe and in America.

Series I edit

St. Augustine Volumes edit

  • Volume I: Prolegomena: St. Augustine's Life and Work, Confessions, Letters
  • Volume II: The City of God, Christian Doctrine
  • Volume III: On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises
  • Volume IV: The Anti-Manichaean Writings, The Anti-Donatist Writings
  • Volume V: Anti-Pelagian Writings
  • Volume VI: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels
  • Volume VII: Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Soliloquies
  • Volume VIII: Expositions on the Psalms

St. Chrysostom Volumes edit

  • Volume IX: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statutes
  • Volume X: Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew
  • Volume XI: Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans
  • Volume XII: Homilies on First and Second Corinthians
  • Volume XIII: Homilies on the Epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
  • Volume XIV: Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

Series II edit

  • Volume I: Eusebius: Church History from A.D. 1-324, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of Constantine
  • Volume II: Socrates: Church History from A.D. 305-438; Sozomenus: Church History from A.D. 323-425
  • Volume III: Theodoret, Jerome and Gennadius, Rufinus and Jerome
  • Volume IV: Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters
  • Volume V: Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises; Select Writings and Letters
  • Volume VI: Jerome: Letters and Select Works
  • Volume VII: Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen
  • Volume VIII: Basil: Letters and Select Works
  • Volume IX: Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
  • Volume X: Ambrose: Select Works and Letters
  • Volume XI: Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian
  • Volume XII: Leo the Great, Gregory the Great
  • Volume XIII: Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat
  • Volume XIV: The Seven Ecumenical Councils