Contains his massive work, Against Heresies , which was instrumental in defining "orthodoxy" and combatting Gnosticism in the 2nd century.
The Ante-Nicene Fathers is a monumental 10-volume set containing the writings of the early Christian Church leaders who lived and wrote prior to the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. These texts provide an invaluable bridge between the New Testament and the formalized theology of the later Roman Empire. Ante-Nicene Fathers. In 10 vols. Volume 01. The...
Includes the letters of Clement of Rome (a contemporary of Peter and Paul), the Epistles of Ignatius , and the Letter of Polycarp , who was a disciple of the Apostle John. Contains his massive work, Against Heresies , which
Also known as "The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles," this is an early manual on Christian ethics and church rituals. These texts provide an invaluable bridge between the
Features his First and Second Apologies and the Dialogue with Trypho , representing some of the earliest sophisticated defenses of the Christian faith against pagan and Jewish critiques.