Early Church Collection Volume 3

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jun 1, 2023

In Category - Christianity - Other

Authors: Various In Year : 0

Book Language: English

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On the Creed: A Sermon to the Catechumens
A Sectional Confession of Faith
A Fragment of the same Declaration of Faith
Twelve Topics on the Faith
The Discourse on the Holy Theophany
Canons of the Church of Alexandria
Topical Discourse on the Subject of the Soul
From the Two Books on the Promises in opposition to Noetus, a Bishop in Egypt
Encyclical of Alexander Excommunicating Arius
Against Beron and Helix
A Commentary on the Beginning of Ecclesiastes
An Interpretation of the Gospel according to Luke
Another Fragment on Luke 22:46
Fragments of the Lost Work of Justin on the Resurrection
Discourse on all the Saints
Fragments of Lactantius Firmianus
A Fragment on John 8:12
Greek and Early Christian Novels Part 1
Greek and Early Christian Novels Part 2
The Phoenix
Fragments of the Epistles of Alexander
Exhortation to Repentance
Fragments of a Second Epistle to Dionysius of Rome
Decrees of Fabian
A Fragment on the Reception of the Lapsed to Penitence
Of the Discipline and Advantage of Chastity
On Patience
Funeral Oration on Meletius
On Pilgrimages
The Passion of St. Symphorosa and her Seven Sons

This collection begins with Augustine's exposition of the Apostles' Creed, a confession of faith (particularly addressing the Trinity) attributed to Gregory Thaumaturgus and a series of statements on christology. Then come two works attributed to Hippolytus and a treatise addressed to Tatian arguing, without using Scripture, for the existence of the soul. Dionysius of Alexandria comments on the authorship of the book of Revelation and Alexander, archbishop of Alexandria excommunicates Arius (this was probably ghostwritten by Athanasius). What remains of "a discourse on the Divine Nature and the Incarnation, against the heretics Beron and Helix" is followed by several exegetical works by Dionysius of Alexandria and the beginning of a treatise of the resurrection usually attributed to Justin Martyr. "Discourse on all the Saints" concerns martyrs and the fragments of Lactantius were written by the adviser of Constantine, the first Christian Romans emperor. A survey of Christian novels follows (some of the works referenced can be found here and here). The Phoenix may or may not have been written by Lactantius and formed the basis for a well-known Old English poem. Amongst several short works, there are Cyprian's extracts from the Old testament prophets exhorting to repentance and his treatise on chastity. Augustine preaches a sermon on the virtue of patience, Gregory of Nyssa laments the death of Meletius (a bishop) and then advises Christians not to go on pilgrimages to Jerusalem. This collection ends with the martyr story of Symphorosa and her family. - Summary by InTheDesert